Fuel Efficient Driving Techniques and Emerging Tools
Nicholas Lamm & Jay Armstrong @ BCSEA Vancouver Chapter Meeting, March 4th
The Vancouver Chapter of the BC Sustainable Energy Association held its regular monthly chapter meeting at City Hall on March 4th. Nicholas Lamm from Green Workplace and Jay Armstrong of UNITYBLUE Energy Insight presented “Fuel Efficient Driving Techniques”, a thorough overview of how to reduce costs and emissions from your vehicle.
The attendees learned about the concept of Eco-Driving, and especially how to maximize fuel economy with simple changes to their driving techniques. We also saw some of the tools that exist to help measure driving efficiency, and emerging technologies for the future. View the attached PDF slideshow and visit the Gas Addict website for more information.
Overview:
- What is Eco-Driving?
- Concerns & Myths
- Current research & Case studies
- Fuel efficient driving methods
- Existing tools and emerging tools
- Current and existing technologies
Nicholas Lamm is the Training Manger for Green Workplace. GW offers Fuel Smart Driving services, which gives corporate employees in-class and in-car hands-on lessons in fuel efficient driving techniques using digital fuel consumption meters to verify savings. Green Workplace has given lessons to over 450 employees provincially in both the public and non-profit sectors, as well as delivered high school workshops to over 1,000 students in the lower mainland. Average in-car lesson fuel savings are 25%.
Jay Armstrong is an energy/emission reduction Analyst and Coach for UNITYBLUE Energy Insight. UNITYBLUE helps organizations quantify and act on opportunities to save energy, emissions, and cost. Such work has included Eco-Driving feedback device research, strategic development, GHG Audit/Footprint analysis, and energy/emission investigation and reduction strategy. Jay has been in various fields of high-tech since 1997, has a B.Eng in Electrical Engineering, and loves to learn about people, behaviours, and new technologies.
