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Old 09-13-2008, 11:53 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Interesting eco-driving studies and presentations

By surfing the web, I found a few interesting studies and presentations on eco-driving.

The first one is a 1999 Swedish pre-study called "Impact of EcoDriving on emissions and fuel consumption". Most interesting are the before/after learning in chapter 3 : slow down, acceleration, speed, rpm, gear change sequence, constant speed, pedal position...
Note: it's the only study I found which is saying that eco-driving can have a negative effect on CO and HC emissions.

The second one is a 2008 Belgian presentation called "Driving Style of the 21st century". Shows interesting data about tires, speed, accelerations, gear change... It includes a BSFC in the acceleration slides !

The third one is a 2007 Swedish presentation called "Great savings every kilometre". It's the only one talking about total cost. It references these 2 flyers : "tips on how to stretch your fuel tank" and "Eco driving can slash HDV fuel bills".
Note : 1SEK = 0,10513€ = 0,14947$

Hope it helps to spread the knowledge...

Denis.

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