By Thirayoot Limanond -

Many countries are exploring various alternatives to reduce fuel consumption and preserve air quality in urban areas. There is a variety of attractive measures, such as promoting public transit and bicycle use, deploying congestion pricing or fuel taxes, etc, which have been proven successful in the past. Another measure is applying the concept of Eco-driving, a simple, low-cost, yet effective approach to save fuel and preserve the environment. Previous implementations have demonstrated that simply changing driving style can save fuel consumption and CO2 emissions as much as 7 -20%.