ECO trainEr For Fleet CommErcial truCks and lighT vehicles - ECOeffect
The ECOeffect project is a focused initiative to deliver capacity building and market stimulation in Poland, Romania and the Czech Republic to support the development and implementation of eco-driving schemes.
Eco-driving has proven benefits for fleet and commercial operators. Many research projects have already quantified the impact that driving in an efficient manner can have. Returns in fuel efficiency from 5 to 15 percent can be realised if training and correct monitoring is put in place. The European Commission promotes the benefits of eco-driving in its Green Paper "Towards a new culture for urban mobility" (adopted in 2007), and eco-driving is recognised as a tool of delivering significant savings on fuel consumption and thus reducing emissions and costs in the road transport sector.
The ECOeffect project will design and develop a stand-alone one-day eco-driving course that will incorporate the best practice from the project partners, building on other European projects and knowledge from industry leaders in eco-driving. ECOeffect will also develop and design a three-day train-the-trainer module that will be targeted at training centres in the three target markets. Training providers offering courses in professional commercial transport will be invited into the project to undergo the train-the-trainers programme and be certified to deliver the ECOeffect one-day programme to transport operators.
ECOeffect aims to equip training providers to deliver high quality eco-driving training; to provide knowledge and expertise to market eco-driving to transport operators; to promote the integration of eco-driving into professional driver qualification and certification.
ECOeffect contributes strongly to the EcoMobility sector objectives: "Eco-smart driving"and "Eco-freight and logistics".
Duration and funding:
May 2011 - October 2013
Co-funded by the European Commission under Intelligent Energy - Europe (IEE)
Consortium:
Coordinator: IRU (International Road Transport Union)
Partners: ERTICO - ITS Europe, Key driving competence, NEA Transport research and training, CESMAD BOHEMIA, The national union of road hauliers from Romania, Fundacja Akademia Transportu, H3B media, Go Green traffic and environment
