Results

Monitoring the success, the immediate result of training actions is a fuel saving. Using the right rewarding or recognition scheme will keep savings well above 10% thus making the progress sustainable. But just don`t forget about related savings - starting with refuelling stations and ending with less refuelling stops. Refuelling is not only consuming your staffs time but it is also highly relevant for logistics. Productivity will increase if you have a higher range, which means longer distances covered between refuelling.
Another result may not concern you on the spot but is equally important. In Europe 80 percent of the energy for transport is imported. Reducing the dependence on oil significantly by reducing consumption will affect price policy of fossil fuels reducing price increases for your fuel.

Some hints

Focussing on the most important topics helps achieving results quickly:

A video concerning eco-driving by the European Commission:


Quantification of savings may be found here (pdf)

Comparing with the technological improvements do you think Ecodriving has a bright future?

  Yes, absolutely since is offers the best return on investment.
  Rather yes, but it might be less important with HEV's regenerating braking energy.
  Rather no, advanced driver assisting systems will play a bigger role in future, guided or automated driving may take over.
  No, very energy saving vehicles (2l car, battery electric vehicles) will hide the need for Ecodriving
  Undecided, depends largely on the application

Beyond Ecodriving

The holistic RECODRIVE approach targets doubling the savings you will see when applying ecodriving alone.
Details of the technological background you will find in the Q&A section. Training materials are published in the download section.