Energy-efficient driving

Energy-saving driving style (german energy -efficient driving ) is a mainly in Germany also officially used term for a " frugal ", that is energy-efficient behavior when driving. In contrast, the anglicism eco-driving and similar short and concise forms can be regarded as resulting later neologisms, which are used as internationally in Germany.

The term was later than in the 1970s into the political discussion about the road, but only in 1998 with the driving regulation in the German law. With the entry into force of this Regulation knowledge of " environmentally conscious and energy-saving driving style " from 1999 binding part of the German driver training and driving test for the driving of motor vehicles were; in law the term is not further elaborated content.

Also in 1999, was founded in Switzerland in the interaction of state, market associations and the private sector, the association Quality Alliance Eco-Drive, in order to promote the ecological, economical and safe driving in Switzerland. The term Eco-Drive was already one on the Federal Office of Energy registered word mark and includes a number of recommendations on vehicle and driving style. The success of the program prompted the responsible federal agency, from 2005 to integrate Eco-Drive in a mandatory driver education in Switzerland.

Already around 1980 started in Austria ÖAMTC Campaign Glides instead of rushing for a smooth and anticipatory driving on the road. The pithy slogan led at the outset to public debate, ultimately, also to its acquisition in a variety of advertising.

About the road as the dominant mode of transport, the term is also used for rail traffic. So called energy -saving driving style (ESF), a developed over many years of collaboration with the University of Hanover concept of Deutsche Bahn, which she recorded from 2003 in its computer scheduling system EBuLa, which dates back his hand in the 1980 's. There are also competing systems, but under other names.

While activities and concepts to an energy-saving driving style inserting after the oil crisis and accompanied the emergence of environmental policy, the principles of energy-saving driving style probably have accompanied the development of different types of vehicles much earlier and from the beginning. They are limited addition, not on motor vehicles, for which the well-established for decades in cycling Belgian gyro is an example.

Basics

Starting points for energy-saving driving style resulting from the resistors, who has overcome a vehicle during locomotion, as well as the thermal energy losses of the energy used in its conversion into kinetic energy. These apply to all types of vehicles. They can be affected not only while driving, but before starting your journey in preparing the vehicle, which will be added to the energy-saving driving style in general.

The measures derived from them depend not insignificantly from the vehicle individually used and its engine and other equipment from. Technical measures can support or replace the behavior of drivers, for example, the automatic shutdown of the engine in the state or a cruise. Government agencies and organizations align yourself with tips and detailed information on particular drivers (see # External links ).

Objectives

The public policies focus almost exclusively on motorists, so the participants in motorized transport (car drivers, motorcyclists, etc.) and professional drivers, because here the greatest effects for the targets are achievable, due both to its current dominance in the modal split and because the largest savings in individual cases. Thus, the efficiency of petrol engines reaches values ​​of 10% at partial load up to nearly 40 % at full load, whereas especially in electric motors, so in rail traffic, bandwidth between partial and full load and thus the potential savings by optimizing the speed is comparatively lower.

The intentions of the onset itself for an energy-saving driving style or organs of the state are socio- political in nature, especially an improvement in the areas of

  • Noise
  • Climate
  • Energy balance
  • Energy efficiency
  • Energy saving
  • Traffic safety.

In addition to this public use to the public there are private gains by the operators or users of a vehicle pulling a direct benefit benefit. Your goals may therefore in the

  • Fulfillment of altruistic motives exist, but mainly
  • Reduced fuel consumption be ( in particular)
  • And increased efficiency ( in general)

The latter in addition to energy consumption, but also includes other consumption, Verschleiße and losses.

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