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Tehnicki VjesnikVolume 26, Issue 4, 2019, Pages 1031-1037

Effects of eco-driving training: A pilot program in belgrade public transport(Article)(Open Access)

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  • aUniversity of Novi Sad, Faculty of Technical Sciences, Department of Traffic Engineering, Trg Dositeja Obradovića 6, Novi Sad, 21 101, Serbia
  • bRICo Training Centre, Arčibalda Rajsa 27, Beograd, 11 000, Serbia

Abstract

This paper shows an eco-driving pilot program that has been implemented in the public transport company “JGSP Belgrade”, Serbia, in order to assess the possibilities of using eco-driving for an entire car fleet of the assessed company in the future. Eco-driving training and education of thirteen drivers were conducted in real driving conditions on the route length of 14 km and consisted of three phases. The results of eco-driving training of thirteen bus drivers confirm the findings of the previous researches that eco-driving has got many benefits. After the training, all drivers saw fuel consumption reduced by 8.61% on average, and consequently the average CO2 emission reduced by 8.61%. The implementation of eco-driving training in the assessed company and the attained fuel economy, leads to significant annual savings. However, some driving parameters were not significantly improved after training indicating a driver’s slow adaptation and application of new driving techniques. © 2019, Strojarski Facultet. All rights reserved.

Author keywords

Bus driversCO2 emissionsEco-drivingFuel economyOperating parameters

Indexed keywords

Engineering controlled terms:Bus driversCarbon dioxideDriver trainingFuels
Engineering uncontrolled termsAnnual savingsCO2 emissionsDriving parametersDriving techniquesEco-drivingOperating parametersPilot programsPublic transport
Engineering main heading:Fuel economy
  • ISSN: 13303651
  • Source Type: Journal
  • Original language: English
  • DOI: 10.17559/TV-20180704091922
  • Document Type: Article
  • Publisher: Strojarski Facultet

  Miličić, M.; University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Technical Sciences, Department of Traffic Engineering, Trg Dositeja Obradovića 6, Novi Sad, Serbia;
© Copyright 2019 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.

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