Effects of eco-drive education on the reduction of fuel consumption and CO2 emissions

Sustainable mobility is the basic and long-term goal of traffic policy. Eco-driving represents one of the 40 measures that should by 2050 contribute to 60% of traffic-generated emission reduction. This paper presents the significance of educating drivers about eco-driving, as well as eco-drive training with the aim of reducing fuel consumption and CO2 emission. During research the drivers were tested in three cycles - prior to education, immediately following education and eco-training, and three months after the eco-training. According to the measurement results in this research, after education and the first eco-drive training, fuel consumption, as well as CO2 emissions, were reduced by about 32%. The analysis of the results shows that driving according to eco rules allows fast and efficient reduction of fuel consumption and CO2 emissions, which means at the same time also the need to systematically and periodically educate the drivers about eco-driving at specialized educational centres, which is, for the moment, absent in the Republic of Croatia.

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  • Copyright © 2013 Baric, D. et al.
• Authors:
  • Baric, Danijela
  • Zovak, Goran
  • Perisa, Marko
• Publication Date: 2013

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 265-272
• Serial:
  • PROMET-Traffic & Transportation
  • Volume: 25
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: University of Zagreb
  • ISSN: 0353-5320
  • EISSN: 1848-4069
  • Serial URL: https://traffic2.fpz.hr/index.php/PROMTT
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  Open Access (libre)

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Driver training; Ecodriving; Exhaust gases; Fuel consumption; Greenhouse gases; Sustainable development; Sustainable transportation
• Geographic Terms: Croatia
• Subject Areas: Education and Training; Energy; Environment; Highways; I15: Environment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01488470
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 30 2013 9:49AM