With on-demand fuel, gas comes to the customer

“We thought, wouldn't it be cool if, in your neighborhood at night, a truck would come through and fill everyone's cars,” Kitto said.

“You can request a fill from your phone at any time,” he said. “You'll hear from us in two minutes, like Uber or a ride-sharing app.”

“I don't worry about, did my wife fill up the car, did I fill up the car? I know it's just taken care of,” he said.

Phantom Fueling's beta-testing stage ends next month. Kitto said he's planning to offer service to Raleigh and Cary.