Assessing the Impacts of Ecodriving on Fuel Consumption and Emissions for the Australian Situation

Road traffic is an important global source of air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions and its significance is increasing. It is therefore not surprising that reduction of transport emissions (both air pollutants and greenhouse gases) is now high on political agendas around the world. This paper will focus on one particular operational measure, i.e. “ecodriving”, which has seen application in other parts of the world. There has also been growing interest in Australia as evidenced by presentations from many States at the National Ecodriving Symposium held in Melbourne on in late 2009. Although there is significant interest in Australia to develop and roll-out an ecodriving program, it is important to first assess the impacts and cost-effectiveness of such a measure. This will ensure that ecodriving tips are appropriate for the Australian situation and that the available budget is used in the best possible way with a maximum impact on fuel efficiency and without perverse effects. This paper explores and discusses the different options to quantify the impacts of ecodriving on vehicle emissions for the Australian situation. It will also showcase one particular route, namely the combination of measured driving behaviour data and simulation of vehicle emissions.

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