Fiat Introducing Fleet Version of eco:Drive

18 Feb 2010

Fiat's data-collection and transmission system eco:Drive is designed to gather vehicle efficiency data and analyze car performance and driver style. The fleet version, eco:Drive Fleet, allows savings of up to 15% on fuel consumption, as well as ensuring that all the car components are used with optimum efficiency, according to Fiat.

By measuring the mileage data for all vehicles, eco:Drive Fleet helps to optimize the fuel consumption and the safety of company car fleets and shows the data related to vehicles and drivers either individually or collectively. Automatically updating the database with management costs and the kilometer count for maintenance intervals, the system furthermore evaluates driving behavior and its impact on fuel consumption; and it offers all drivers advice on becoming an eco-driver.

eco:Drive receives parameters related to fuel consumption from the engine control unit through Blue&Me, the most widespread on-board telematics platform in Europe. The data recorded can be transferred onto PCs via a USB key, and processed by the appropriate software, in order to analyse motorists' behavior and to help them to optimisze fuel consumption and emissions.

Offering the world of the fleet all the advantages of eco:Drive, eco:Drive fleet is available for all Fiat vehicles (500, 500C, Grande Punto, Punto EVO, Bravo, Croma, Qubo, Nuovo Doblò) and for Fiat Professional commercial vehicles (Grande Punto Van, Punto EVO Van, Fiorino and Doblò Cargo), equipped with the Blue&Me platform.)

Other companies have already demonstrated their support of eco:Drive Fleet-from Bosch and Eni (both companies contributed to developing some specific sections of the software) to Coca-Cola HBC Greece which has decided to improve its own fleet with vehicles equipped with eco:Drive.