Fiat’s eco:drive system has proven a big hit, and now the data collection and transmission system will be made available to fleet drivers.
Fiat is introducing eco:drive fleet to help companies gather vehicle efficiency data and analyse car performance. It suggests that it can help save as much as 15 per cent on fuel consumption and ensure that car components are being used to their optimum efficiency.
The idea behind the eco:drive concept is that it can optimise fuel consumption and the safety of company car fleets. It does this by measuring mileage data and showing the data related to vehicles and drivers either individually or collectively. It then automatically updates a database with management costs and evaluates driver behaviour and its impact on fuel consumption while offering advice to help them become more eco-efficient drivers.
It does this by taking information from the engine control unit through Blue&Me, which is the most widespread on-board telematics platform in Europe and has more than one million units installed. The data recorded can be transferred on to PCs via a USB key and processed by appropriate software to analyse motorists’ behaviour and to help optimise fuel consumption and emissions.
The eco:drive programme can be downloaded for free at fiat.com and more than 100,000 copies have been downloaded to date. It is available for all Fiat vehicles and Fiat Professional commercial vehicles, including the Fiat 500, 500C, Bravo, Croma, Grande Punto, Nuovo Doblo, Punto EVO, Qubo, the Grande Punto Van, Punto EVO Van, Florino and Doblo Cargo.
