James Moylan, engineer behind arrow signaling which side to refuel a car, dies

https://fordauthority.com/2025/12/ford-engineer-that-designed-gas-tank-indicator-passes-away/

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sundaylab@lemmy.ml · 10 pts · 234d (1 reply)

Thanks for the contribution. It may be a very small detail but very helpful. I make use of it quite often when driving a rented car.

Zikeji@programming.dev · 11 pts · 234d

As someone with ADHD I make use of if often, even in my own car lol.

It's also nice that it made it to EVs, my EV has the arrow!

trolololol@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 233d (2 replies)

I had no idea this was a thing.

I'd assume there's a patent forbidding non Ford cars from having it.

blackn1ght@feddit.uk · 2 pts · 233d

We have it on our Nissan.

GiantRobotTRex@lemmy.sdf.org · 2 pts · 233d

According to this article, Moylan chose not to patent it.