Summary

This project aimed to promote fuel saving in-car devices that give feedback to car drivers in order to achieve an optimal, fuel-efficient driving style. Such devices include econometers, eco-revolution meters, on-board computers, cruise controls, diesel consumption meters, speed and revolution limiters and tyre pressure monitoring systems. Partners comprised four organisations in the OPET Network: SenterNovem (Netherlands), GIEC (China), Motiva (Finland) and IDAE (Spain). The European Commission provided half of the funding for the 'Fuel saving in-car devices' task under the CO-OPET Work Package 'Energy issues in transport'. Activities included workshops with stakeholders, a market study among consumers and strategy development for promotion of in-car devices in Europe and China. The main result is a recommendation to the European Commission to aim for standard equipment of fuel saving in-car devices in all new cars.

This case study is one of 31 Good Practice Case Studies published by the OPET Network in 2005