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Rewarding and Recogniti<strong>on</strong><br />

Schemes for <strong>Energy</strong> C<strong>on</strong>serving<br />

Driving, Vehicle Procurement<br />

and Maintenance<br />

Recodrive<br />

Durati<strong>on</strong>: 10/2007–3/2010<br />

Objectives<br />

Recodrive brings toge<strong>the</strong>r eco-driving, good management practices and <strong>the</strong> efficient use of logistics in a<br />

bid to make fuel savings of more than 10% for vehicle fleets.<br />

The project will train energy c<strong>on</strong>sumpti<strong>on</strong> champi<strong>on</strong>s who will work with fleet vehicle buyers and<br />

maintenance staff. They will also m<strong>on</strong>itor <strong>the</strong> way eco-driving techniques are applied. In additi<strong>on</strong>, an<br />

auditing system will be established to check <strong>the</strong> energy efficiency of fleet operati<strong>on</strong>s.<br />

Policy guidelines will be developed in order to support fleet owners who set up schemes to reward and<br />

recognise <strong>the</strong> fuel saving efforts of <strong>the</strong>ir drivers and procurement and maintenance staff.<br />

Results<br />

The project is <strong>on</strong>going, but outcomes will include:<br />

> Developing a multilingual project website.<br />

> Establishing a support desk for fleet owners and providing tools to aid driver training and<br />

<strong>the</strong> procurement of <strong>on</strong>-board and fuel management devices.<br />

> Raising awareness of sustainable fleet management issues am<strong>on</strong>g managers and o<strong>the</strong>r<br />

stakeholders.<br />

> Presenting tried-and-tested reward and recogniti<strong>on</strong> schemes to commercial fleet owners.<br />

> Producing and publishing a reference manual.<br />

Budget: €1 181 032<br />

(EU c<strong>on</strong>tributi<strong>on</strong>: 50%)<br />

Gearing up<br />

for sustainable<br />

fleet<br />

management<br />

> CONTACT DETAILS<br />

Transport<br />

COORDINATOR<br />

Gerfried Cebrat<br />

Austrian Mobility Research, Austria<br />

+43 316810451-35<br />

gcebrat@fgm.at<br />

http://www.recodrive.eu<br />

PARTNERS<br />

IDEC S.A., Greece<br />

Rathgeb KEG, Austria<br />

IVECOL-CONSULT Ltd, Bulgaria<br />

FleetCompany GmbH, Germany<br />

TRT Trasporti e Territorio Srl, Italy<br />

Uniunea Romana de Transport Public, Romania<br />

Univerza v Mariboru, Fakuleta za gradbenistvo,<br />

Slovenia<br />

BESEL. S.A., Spain<br />

STIFTINGA VESTLANDSFORSKING, Norway<br />

Project Report, N°5 – April 2009 – page 29

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