The in-car system from Fiat designed to help vehicle owners with thier fuel economy, reducing carbon emissions is about to make an impact into the world of the van, and ultimately the van leasing market. The new eco:Drive works like a sat nav system, and assists the owner in becomming a more efficient driver.

The new eco:Drive system has proved popular for Fiat, attracting positive interest from approximately 34,000 motorists, who were able to provide information for over four million journeys. The information has beeen gathered and processed over a period of time, with the results stored in a large computer. The system has the ability to manage the mileage and fuel consumption retrospectively, and as a consequence, is able to offer suggestions on how to improve sustainable driving behavior for fleet van drivers.

This new feature is designed to be compatible with all Fiat commercial vehicles which use the Blue&Me platform, including the Grande Punto and Doblo Cargo vans.

The system was designed in 2008, mainly with the intention of helping motorists understand the impact of their driving habits - particularly with regard to the CO2 emissions. With the intelligence that can be gathered, the intention of the company was to help customers to refine their bad driving habits. Fiat have claimed resounding success with this system, and estimate an approximate CO2 saving of 2,600 tonnes since its introduction to the market.

Andrew Humberstone, managing director of Fiat Group Automobiles UK and Ireland, said: "Individual drivers making small savings can have a positive effect in reducing the overall fleet carbon footprint and generate significant costs savings across the business, and eco:Drive can help with this goal."

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