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Eco-driver training within the City of Calgary’s municipal fleet: Monitoring the impact
Institution:1. Department of Geography and Environmental Management, University of Waterloo, 200 University Avenue West, Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3G1, Canada;2. My Sustainable Canada, 743 Avondale Avenue, Kitchener, Ontario N2M 2W6, Canada;1. Deutsche Telekom RO China, Beijing Lufthansa Center, C213, CN-100125 Beijing, China;2. IUAV University of Venice, Santa Croce 191, I-30135 Venice, Italy
Abstract:This article highlights eco-driving as an available policy option to reduce climate altering GHG emissions. Recognizing the need to reduce the environmental impact of its fleet operations, the City of Calgary is a leader in developing programs and policies that aim to reduce GHG emissions and associated pollutants resulting from the use of fossil fuels. Among local action taken against climate change, the City sought to quantify CO2 emissions reductions from their municipal fleet as a result of eco-driver training, with a specific focus on engine idling. Fifteen drivers from the Development & Building Approvals Business Unit had in-vehicle monitoring technology (CarChips®) installed into their vehicles as part of a three-phase research process. The results show that gasoline and hybrid vehicles decreased average idling between 4% and 10% per vehicle per day, leading to an average emissions decrease of 1.7 kg of CO2 per vehicle per day.
Keywords:Driver behavior  Eco-driving  Engine idling  GHG reductions
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