Cyprus Energy Agency
Ecodriving
&
Eco friendly vehicles
Ecodriving
Definition
¾ A new driving culture that contributes to reduce the fuel consumption and the gas emissions which pollute the environment, such as CO2 .
¾ Ecodriving improves road safety
¾ Protects the environment and reduces pollution
Ecodriving
Ecodriving :
• Economic driving
• Eco Friendly driving
• Safe driving
Ecodriving
What is NOT Ecodriving?
Extremely slow driving!!
…Can cause traffic congestion!!
…Can cause car crashes
especially in highways
Ecodriving
9How can you be Ecodrivers? By following some car driving and maintenance tips. 9 What is the benefit on fuel reduction and on CO2 emissions?
A typical Ecodriver can reduce his fuel consumption and CO2 emissions by 15%. ‰ E.g. If someone pays 1500 euro annually in fuels, by implementing ecodriving tips he will benefit 225 euro!
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Tips for Ecodriving
First tip to be Ecodrivers is to change habits and believe that through Ecodriving we can:
™ Reduce fuel consumption by approximately 15% and
™ Reduce gas emissions by approximately 15%
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Tips for Ecodriving
Prefer driving with a steady speed
Energy consumption with a steady speed is less than with continuous accelerations and braking. 9 Accelerate and brake smoothly
Tips for Ecodriving
Keep steady speed in highway road
™Use Cruise Control especially in autocars and save up to
10% fuels.
™ Avoid extremely high speeds which reduce the road safety and increase the car emissions and fuel consumption.
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Tips for Ecodriving
Anticipate Traffic Flow and keep the appropriate distance Especially at:
™ Traffic Lights
™ Pedestrian crossings
™ Highway exits
™ Road works
9Safety
9Fuel saving
9Prevent vehicle damages
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Tips for Ecodriving
Drive at the optimum efficiency point of the engine
¾Engine must operate at the optimum RPM area (maximum torque)
¾Some vehicles indicate on the panel the optimum RPM area which has the optimum fuel efficiency ¾Avoid very high or very low RPM
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Tips for Ecodriving
Switch off the engine at short stops ™ Switch off the vehicle for short stops. With the engine in operation at short stops there is an important fuel consumption and CO2. This consumption is unnecessary and should be avoided
e.g. At a visit to ATM
™ Don’t switching off the engine when the stop lasts less than one minute
Tips for Ecodriving
Start/Stop or Idle‐stop system
™Shuts down automatically the engine at stops ™ Restarts the engine automatically
¾ Traffic lights
¾ Traffic jams
¾ Stops
9About 4% fuel saving
9CO2 emissions reduction
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Tips for Ecodriving
™Don’t warm up your vehicle. This was a necessity for vehicles of older technology.
™Warm up the engine progressively and save energy and fuels.
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Tips for Ecodriving
Vehicle cooling
¾At low speeds (less than 65km/h) the air resistance is very low and open windows are recommended instead of air conditioning. Using open windows you will save up to 1lt / 100km.
¾ At higher speeds open windows have the same effect as air conditioners because of the increase in the air resistance. So, air conditioners are preferred but the best solution is to use the air vents, without air conditioning.
We prefer the recycled air mode of the vehicle which recycles the already cool internal air instead of cooling continually the hot external air. 8
Tips for Ecodriving
Keep your vehicle as much cool as you can
during summer months
At Cyprus inside of an exposed to the sun car, temperatures can reach even more than 50οC !!
¾ In this case, it will be required a lot of energy for the cooling of the interior of the car!!
Tips for Ecodriving
¾ Car
shading
Tips for Ecodriving
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Tips for Ecodriving
Check the tire pressure each month
¾ Vehicle safety
¾ Fuel saving
If tire pressure is lower than the appropriate, this increases the fuel consumption while the bracket resistance increases between tire and road.
Tips for Ecodriving
Fuel consumption Vs tire pressure
10 Tips for Ecodriving
Select eco friendly tires ¾These tires have low rolling resistance
¾20%‐30% of the fuel consumption is due on the tires rolling resistance!!
Advantages • Less consumption at about 0,2lt per 100 km
• Less CO2 emissions(15‐20 gr/km) • Longer life
• Less noise levels
Tips for Ecodriving
Indicative examples
195/65R15 CINTURATO P6 91V ECO
Indicative price for delivery : 61 €
Indicative price for implementation: 73 €
195/65R15 ENERGY SAVER
Indicative price for delivery : 75€
Indicative price for implementation: 84€
(https://www.tyrescy.com)
11 Tips for Ecodriving
Remove all the unnecessary weights of the vehicle
Extra weight = Extra fuel consumption
ƒ Remove roof racks and other bicycle, ski or luggage racks. A roof rack increases the air resistance of the vehicle.
¾It can increase the fuel consumption up to 0,5 lt
/100km
¾ We don’t use the vehicle as a store
12 Tips for Ecodriving
Keep your car well maintained
• Prevent damages
• Save fuels and money
9Track yours vehicle electronic indicators
9 Frequently oil change. Use of the right oils
9 Replace the worn accessories
9 Regular services
13 Tips for Ecodriving
Select the optimum route
9 We find out the most economic route for our transporting
9This selection must be according to the route’s length and its traffic congestion.
Routes with high traffic congestion are not recommended!
Alternative transport
Personal contribution
9Car sharing
ƒ get to work with colleagues
ƒ go out with friends
9Avoid driving to quick routes (less than1 km)
ƒWalk
ƒUse the bike
5 stations
100 bicycles
2 stations
20 bicycles
8 stations
80 bicycles
Network of bicycle rental in Nicosia
4 stations
50 bicycles
2 stations 15 bicycles
3 stations
20 bicycles
Alternative transport
Bus use
¾Modern buses in Cyprus
¾1€ cost inside the city
¾Telephone assistance in Cyprus : 7777 7755
¾For Nicosia you can be informed by the website
http://www.osel.com.cy about routes and timetables of Nicosia buses
Alternative transport
Transportation from and to the airport:
9 Frequently routes
9The cost for Nicosia is 7€
9The cost for Limassol is 8€
9Find more information:
http://www.visitcyprus.com/wps/portal/getting_to_cyprus
/transportation/
Alternative transport
Daily bus routes Nicosia‐ Airport and Airport ‐ Nicosia ( Kapnos
Airport Shuttle):
Telephone number:
77771477
Ecodriving
Why ecodriving?
‰Environmental protection
‰Natural resources conservation
‰ Negative impact on the environment due to of the greenhouse gas emissions
‰Negative impacts to our health due to air pollutants
‰Accidents/ road safety
‰Expensiveness
Ecodriving
Ecodriving benefits:
‰ 10‐15% less fuel consumption
‰10‐15% less CO2 emissions
‰ 10‐15% money saving
‰ Improvement on the road safety, reduction on the accidents
‰ Reduction of the maintenance cost of the vehicle
‰ Noise reduction
Eco friendly vehicles
Make the right car purchase taking into account:
9 the fuel consumption(lt/100km).
9CO2 emissions(gr/km)
For a:
9 economic and
9 eco friendly car
Car model
CO2 emissions (gr
/km)
Fuel consumption(lt/100km)
City consumption Highway consumption
Combined
Citroen C2 1.4 VTR
143
7,9
4,9
6
Honda Jazz 1.4 Comfort
128
6,5
4,7
5,4
Renault Megane
Hatch 1.4 TCE Confort
153
8,8
5,3
6,5
Audi A3 Sportback
1.6 Amb2ition
164
9,5
5,4
6,9
Opel Astra 5d 1.6 Turbo Sport
185
10,3
6,2
7,7
Car model
CO2 emissions (gr
/km)
Fuel consumption(lt/100km)
City consumption Highway consumption
Combined
FORD FIESTA / 3D/5D 1.4 (68HP)
129
5,3
3,7
4,2
YARIS / 1.4 5D Multimode
110
5,1
3,6
4,2
NISSAN Qashqai 1.5 4x2 dCi 135
5,9
4,7
5,1
MEGANE COUPE / 1.5 CONFORT 3D
115
5,1
4
4,4
Car model
CO2 emissions (gr
/km)
Fuel consumption(lt/100km)
City consumption Highway consumption
Combined
Ferrari F430
420
28
13
18,3
Mitsubishi Pajero 5d 3.8 MIVEC
324
17,6
11,2
13,4
Mercedes Benz SLK‐
Class Roadster 55 AMG
288
17,7
8,8
12
Jeep Grand Cherokee 5.7 Overland
371
21,6
12,1
15,6
Traffic fees for eco friendly vehicles
CO2 emissions (gr/km) Registration tax and annual traffic fee differentiation
M* ≤ 120(gr/km)
30% Reduction
120 (gr/km) < M ≤ 165 (gr/km)
20% Reduction
165 (gr/km) < M ≤ 200 (gr/km)
10% Reduction
200 (gr/km) < M ≤ 250 (gr/km)
10 % Increase
Μ ≥ 250 (gr/km)
20 % Increase
* M= mass
Eco friendly vehicles
ƒ Use energy stored in rechargeable batteries
ƒ Use electric engines
ƒ During braking the energy of the brakes is being transformed to electric energy and is stored in the batteries.
Eco friendly vehicles
Electric vehicles
Advantages
9No fuel consumption
9Zero CO2 emissions
9Ideal for city transportation
9Zero noise
Eco friendly vehicles
Electric vehicles
9Cost per full charge is about 1‐2€, depending on model
9 Low maintenance cost
9Annual tariff fee is 17 €
9 Registration tax is 85 €
Eco friendly vehicles
Electric vehicles
Electric car charging at the old town of Nicosia
Eco friendly vehicles
Electric vehicles
In Cyprus
Now:
ΕVT scooters
REVAi
Announced (2011) :
Announced (2011) :
Nissan Leaf
REVA NXR
Citroen
C‐Zero
Eco friendly vehicles
Electric vehicles
Already in the european market
Eco friendly vehicles
Hybrid vehicles
ƒCombines a conventional engine and an electric engine. ƒ Movement is given either by one of them either from both, when maximum power is demanded.
ƒE.g. acceleration
Eco friendly vehicles
Hybrid vehicles
Operation :
‰ Most hybrid vehicles start only with electric engine
‰During braking the electric motor charges the batteries through an electric generator.
‰ At stops only the electric engine is used
Eco friendly vehicles
Hybrid vehicles
9 Low fuel consumption
9 Environmental protection
950% reduction in registration tax
9 Low traffic fee
Traffic license of CEA hybrid car only 14,00 euros
Eco friendly vehicles
Hybrid vehicles
Today in Cyprus:
Honda Insight
Toyota Prius 1.8
Lexus CT 200h Lexus GS 450h Eco friendly vehicles
Hybrid vehicles
Today in Cyprus:
Honda Jazz Hybrid Toyota Auris Hybrid Honda Civic Hybrid Eco friendly vehicles
Hybrid vehicles
Car model
Κύπρος
Indicative price (€)
Combined consumption
(lt/ 100km)
CO2
emissions
(gr / km)
Toyota Prius 1.8
30.600
3,9
89
Toyota Auris 1.8 Luna Hybrid 5θ
26.900
3,8
89
Honda Insight 1.3 SE Auto
19.900
4,4
101
Honda Civic 1.4 Hybrid 4θ
22.000
4,6
109
Eco friendly vehicles
Hybrid vehicles
Car model
Κύπρος
Indicative price (€)
Combined consumption
(lt/ 100km)
CO2
emissions
(gr / km)
Honda Jazz Hybrid 1.4
16.900
4,5
104
Lexus CT 200h ECO hybrid
32.600
3,8
87
Lexus GS 450h ECO hybrid
89.800
5,9
179
Free parking to green cars
From several municipalities in Cyprus
Eco friendly vehicles
Hybrid vehicles
In Future in Cyprus:
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