Transcript Ecodrive - Transport Learning

One way to save fuel
There is another one!
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ECO-DRIVING
Energy efficient Driving
Style and In-Car-Devices
improves road safety,
fuel efficiency,
saves money and
combats climate change
Willy Raimund,
Austrian Energy
Agency
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To start with…
 Not to drive at all is the best way to save
fuel/energy
 Substitute car trips by env. friendly modes
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1/3 of all trips shorter than 5km
 But IF you have to go by car, do it the
ECO-DRIVING (E-D for short) way
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E-D What do we mean?
 Shift into higher gear below 2500 rpm
 Maintain steady speed in highest gear
possible
 Look ahead and anticipate traffic flow
 Decelerate leaving the vehicle in gear
 No aprupt accelerating or braking
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Add. tipps to save fuel
 Switch off the engine at short stops
 Get rid of unnecessary weight
 Avoid roof racks and roof load
 Optimize use of Air condition and rearwindow defroster
 Check tyre pressure regularly
 Make use of in-car devices
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The advantages of E-D
 Enhanced road safety
 Reduced fuel consumption and CO2 emissions
by 10-15% in average
 Reduced costs (individually, fleets, economy)
 Less wear and tear, less maintainance costs
 Less noise nuisance
 increased comfort
 all at equal travel time
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The advantages of E-D
 „No regret“, cost-extensive measure to reduce
GHG emissions from transport
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eg. NL calculates 5-7 € per reduced ton of CO2
 „WOP“ – Window of opportunity
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regarding high crude oil and fuel prices
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The disadvantages of E-D
 No major ones have yet occured!
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No rebond effects up to now (in order that people would
drive more because of less fuel they use)
Stakeholders (eg. program Manager, developers, suppliers,
marketing specialists): despite of all advantages it can still
sometimes be challenging to convince them (eg. Driving
school organisations)
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E-D The scope
 Training of driver trainers (and examiners)
 Contents in driving school curricula
 Awareness raising activities, e.g.
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Competition „Spritsparwettbewerb“ in AT
TV commercials in GE and NL
PR
 Trainings for drivers (cars, buses, trucks)
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E-D The scope
 Support to set up national programs
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eg. Canada, Baltic states, ES)
 Research and scientific proof
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eg. enhanced road safety, long term effects, effect of
simulator trainings or in-car devices
 In-car devices (support), Simulators and
computer games
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Drivers of ECO-DRIVING
Technology
Culture
Legislation
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What‘s up in Europe?
 Activities on national level
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AT www.spritspar.at
CH www.eco-drive.ch
GE www.neues-fahren.de
NL www.hetnieuwerijden.nl
Scandinavia www.ecodriving.com
ES, Baltic states…
 ECO-DRIVING Europe and ECODRIVEN
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Major findings general
 Advantages of ECO-DRIVING are widely accepted
 Quality Management is a key
 Marketing for different target groups
 Driving Simulator can be effective
 Written communication alone helps
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Major findings strategy
 New drivers education is the key to the future
 Obligatory education for truck and bus drivers
 Time saving and cheap products (Simulator,
Spritsparstunde,...) are a „catcher“
 On-board instruments - the only channel to all
advanced drivers
 Integration into climate protection and road
safety policy
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E-D connects
 Program Managers
 Developers
 Suppliers
 Marketing Specialists
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... learns from each other
 Know-How Platform
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www.ecodrive.org, Newsletter
quick, informal, personal exchange
 Technical Knowledge
 Action Knowledge
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involvement of stakeholders
targeted strategies
marketing
quality management
standards and materials for training
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... brokers and enlarges
 Pilot projects
 Additional countries
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Development of Strategies
Practical support
Teaching materials
Legitimation
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ECO-DRIVING Austria
 2004: Start of ECO-DRIVING Austria (www.spritspar.at)
 Austrian Energy Agency together with
 Austrian Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment
and Water Management (“Lebensministerium”)
 Federal Branch Association of Driving Schools
 The programme is part of the “klima:aktiv->mobil” initiative
aiming to fulfil the Kyoto targets
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ECO-DRIVING Austria Main elements
 ECO-DRIVING Championship
All drivers are invited to take part in this championship in fuel-saving driving
style. The competition aims at spreading the idea of ECO-DRIVING among
drivers and also among driving schools.
 ECO-DRIVING Certificate for driver trainers
In pilot seminars some 20 driving teachers have been educated and certified
to ECO-DRVIVING-trainers with a certain quality standard.
 Co-operation with fleet operators
Professional drivers in fleets are invited to take part in an ECO-DRIVING
training. From fleets with own trainers (government fleets, railway and bus
companies, army etc.) these trainers are invited to take part in the
certification courses.
 Awareness raising, marketing and public relations
The upper parts are accompanied by elements of PR works such as radio
spots, print media coverage, folders with tips to save fuel etc.
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Energy Efficiency
60 km/h
Drive in high gears at low rpm
ECO-DRIVING reduces fuel
consumption
Evaluations show that the
effect of trainings is
sustainable
Reductions in fuel
consumption from 10-15% are
usual
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Noise
ECO-DRIVING reduces
noise nuisance
The noise of 32 cars at
2000 rpm
equals
the noise of 1 car at 4000
rpm
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Environmental Impacts
ECO-DRIVING
reduces emissions
and
improves the local
environment
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Aerodynamics
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Gears, speed and fuel
consumption
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Gears, speed and fuel
consumption
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Acceleration, gears, fuel
consumption
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... examples for additional tools
PC game
database for fuel efficient cars
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fuel economy label
fuel consumption
measurement
(retrofitting)
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on-board comp.
(built in)
In-car-devices
 Help to monitor and reduce fuel consumption
(and follow the E-D principles):
 econometer
 eco-revolution-meter
 cruise control
 bordcomputer (fuel consumption measurement)
 gear shift indicator
 accelerator limiter
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In-car-devices
 Revolution counter
prohibits the vehicle from being driven at excessive, and therefore very
inefficient, engine speeds.
 Cruise control
Cruise control makes it easy to maintain a steady speed
 On-board computer
Regarding actual fuel consumption the driver gets immediate feedback on
his or her driving behaviour and the influence on fuel consumption.
 Econometers and shift indicators
a fuel consumption meter. A shift indicator shows the driver when it is most
fuel-efficient to shift up.
 Speed limiters and/or RPM limiters
Speed limiters and/or RPM limiters help avoiding unperceived speeding and
excessive engine speeds.
All devices mentioned save about 5% fuel. Combined with driving style
training the benefits are significantly higher.
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Back to the future
 Let us go to the year
2012, the end of the
Kyoto period
 and see some ECODRIVING news
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2012
ECO-DRIVING News
 Austria was the last of the 27 EU-countries
which introduced ECO-DRIVING in the
second phase of driving licence procedure
to adapt to the harmonised European
driving licence directive
 Thus every year 3.500.000 new drivers are
educated in ECO-DRIVING
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2012
ECO-DRIVING News
 6 years ago, obligatory further training for
truck and bus drivers has been introduced
by the European Commission including an
ECO-DRIVING module
 By now no truck driver on European
streets without ECO-DRIVING education
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2012
ECO-DRIVING News
 Increasing transport CO2 emissions have
provoked massive payments of EU-countries in
the Kyoto mechanism
 ECO-DRIVING has reduced overall CO2 emissions
from transport by 2%, thus saving 20.000.000.000
EURO every year.
 With an investment of 7 EURO in ECO-DRIVING in
2002 the Dutch Government has saved 50 EURO
for the certificate for 1 ton of CO2
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2012
ECO-DRIVING News
 2-liter cars with integrated ECO-DRIVER mode
have gained a share of 5% of new cars
 New directive prescribes fuel saving cycle for all
automatic gear boxes sold in the EU
 Intelligent Speed Adaptation and REV-control
manage the cars in more than 95% of driving time
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2025
ECO-DRIVING News
 Evaluators of historic programs choose
ECO-DRIVING as a case study from cradle
to grave (1990 - 2015)
 The main message: It‘s success made the
ECO-DRIVING program unnecessary
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3 points for discussion
 (How) Can you make use of E-D in your
setting?
 Estimate the effects of EU-wide E-D
implementation in terms of reduced tons
CO2
 How to overcome possible obstacles when
implementing E-D?
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Inputs for discussion
 The European Climate Change Programme (ECCP) in 2001
calculated a reduction potential for driver education and
ecodriving of at least 50 Mton CO2 emission reductions by 2010.
This would mean savings for consumers of about € 20 Billion per
year.
 Companies: For Dutch national transportation (80,000 km per year)
this would mean average cost savings of about € 800 per year per
vehicle. For Dutch international transport the cost savings may
count up to € 1,400 per year per vehicle.
 Average saving per passenger car and year: 120 €
 Amortisation of average E-D training: takes 3 months (comp.) to
max. 6 months (cars)
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Enjoy ECO-DRIVING!
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Wily Raimund, Austrian Energy Agency
Tel: +43 1 586 15 24-37
A-1060 Vienna, Otto-Bauer-Gasse 6
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