Driving skills company, driving.co.za, has unveiled a new online calculator that enables motorists to work out what they could be saving by changing their driving habits. The calculator, available online at www.driving.co.za, enables drivers to enter their annual kilometres and average fuel consumption, as well as whether their vehicle is petrol or diesel.
They then have a choice selecting potential savings between ten per cent and 30 percent and seeing the results. For example, a driver doing 25 000km per annum who averages 10 l/100km of petrol will save over R3800 per year if they reduce their fuel consumption by 20 per cent. They’ll also reduce their CO2 emissions by over 1100kg, which is the equivalent of planting 34 trees per year.
“People are surprised to see how much they could save just by changing their driving habits,” said Rob Handfield – Jones, MD of driving.co.za. “But it’s a fact, supported by fleet management data. In one company, about a quarter of all trainees cut their fuel bill by ten per cent or more after going through our training course. Several trainees exceeded 20 per cent savings,” he added.
He said that even a conservative saving of seven or eight per cent pays for the cost of eco-defensive training in under eight months in fuel consumption alone. “Any company with a big fleet should consider what an eight per cent saving on their annual fuel bill would mean to their CO2 emissions and bottom line,” he explained.
He said that in the current economic times, such savings could mean the difference between profit and loss. “Of course, there are also other cost reductions like longer brake and tyre life, and fewer crashes,” he concluded.
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