Impact of Efficient Driving in Professional Bus Fleets

Roberto Garcia, Gabriel Diaz, Xabiel G. Pañeda, Alejandro G. Tuero, Laura Pozueco, David Melendi, Jose A. Sanchez, Victor Corcoba and Alejandro G. Pañeda
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Roberto Garcia: Informatics Department, University of Oviedo, 33204 Gijon, Spain
Gabriel Diaz: Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, Spanish University for Distance Education (UNED), 28040 Madrid, Spain
Xabiel G. Pañeda: Informatics Department, University of Oviedo, 33204 Gijon, Spain
Alejandro G. Tuero: Informatics Department, University of Oviedo, 33204 Gijon, Spain
Laura Pozueco: Informatics Department, University of Oviedo, 33204 Gijon, Spain
David Melendi: Informatics Department, University of Oviedo, 33204 Gijon, Spain
Jose A. Sanchez: Informatics Department, University of Oviedo, 33204 Gijon, Spain
Victor Corcoba: Informatics Department, University of Oviedo, 33204 Gijon, Spain
Alejandro G. Pañeda: ADN Mobile Solutions, 33394 Gijon, Spain

Energies, 2017, vol. 10, issue 12, 1-25

Abstract: Diesel engines of the vehicles in the transport sector are responsible for most of the CO 2 emissions into the environment. An alternative to reduce fuel consumption is to promote efficient driving techniques. The aim of this paper is to assess the impact of efficient driving on fuel consumption in professional fleets. Data captured from the engine control unit (ECU) of the vehicles are complemented with external information from weather stations and context data from the transport companies. The paper proposes linear and quadratic models in order to quantify the impact of all the terms influencing energy consumption. The analysis was made from the traces captured from a passenger transport company in Spain with more than 50 bus routes. 20 vehicles of five different models were monitored and 58 drivers participated in the study. The results indicate that efficient driving has significant influence on fuel consumption, which confirms efficient driving as a valid and economical option for reducing consumption and therefore emissions of harmful particles into the atmosphere. According to the proposed model, in average external conditions, a driver that increases efficiency from 25% to 75% can reach savings in fuel consumption of up to 16 L/100 km in the analysed bus fleet, which is a significant improvement considering the long distances covered by professionals of the transport sector.

Keywords: fuel consumption; efficient driving; passenger transport company; regression model (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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