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Date	Summary
16 Sep, 2008	Taking the Most Efficient Route from A to B Route planning ensures that the most direct / efficient routes are always taken. It is an excellent way to reduce unnecessary fuel consumption and decrease driving time. Route planning is a financial and organizational improvement exercise and connected to climate action. It will undoubtedly result in cost and productivity improvements. [1]
16 Sep, 2008	Corporate Car Share Program
16 Sep, 2008	Car shares come in all shapes and sizes - chances are a model that works for you has already succeeded elsewhere. Developing a corporate car share program follows closely with vehicle and fleet right-sizing. The first step is to get in touch with an established car share organization (CSO) to discuss the potential of developing such a program. For example, City of Vancouver staff use local car sharing, and have vehicles that are on the car share system.
16 Sep, 2008	Car Sharing Reduces Capital Investment. A corporate car share program invovles inter-governmental and/or sharing assets with the local community. It often involves cooperation with an established car sharing organization (CSO) and helps local governments minimize the number of vehicles in their fleet while still ensuring that all task requirements are met.
16 Sep, 2008	An idling awareness program is often the first step a fleet manager takes when working to reduce GHG emissions. As with other training and awareness programs, the costs and benefits of undertaking an idling awareness program need to be evaluated before proceeding. An awareness program should follow an idling reduction strategy and complement an idling training program. Idle Free BC can provide effective communication tools to help you raise awareness among your employees.
16 Sep, 2008	An idling awareness program presents the case for moving away from getting zero miles per gallon. Overview An idling awareness program communicates corporate idling policies and techniques. It explains the environmental and financial importance of eliminating idling as much as possible and the numerous benefits that come along with doing so. [1]
16 Sep, 2008	Fuel Data Management System
16 Sep, 2008	Developing a fuel data management system can be simple or complex, but is always effective. The key principle of a fuel data management system is always the same: To manage fuel consumption. Local governments can take a variety of approaches to doing this, ranging from manually tracking mileage (with pen and paper) to collecting instant fuel consumption with on board computers. Each local government will be different and find one technique that provides a better cost / benefit than all the rest.
16 Sep, 2008	Keeping Track of your GHG Reductions What cannot be tracked cannot be managed. A Fuel Data Management System relates the true costs of fleet operations, with respect to fuel consumption, to key decision makers. A fleet manager can select the most relevant measuring tool of a variety of monitoring and measurement methods, including:
16 Sep, 2008	Driver Awareness and Education
16 Sep, 2008	Encouraging Fuel Efficient Driving Techniques
16 Sep, 2008	Vehicle purchasing policies mandate the transformation of today’s fleet into tomorrow’s. Overview This policy is the most important output of an energy efficient vehicle purchasing strategy. It is the essential tool that provides vehicle and equipment purchasing standards and procedures to ensure the best vehicle is purchased. They inform purchasing practices by providing guidance or regulation on what should and should not be used by the fleet.
16 Sep, 2008	Getting started with idling reduction. Idling reduction policies should always be developed alongside a more complete idling reduction strategy. Every community is different. You should take time to understand the specific issues that drivers run into related to idling in your community. These can include, but are not limited to:
16 Sep, 2008	A fuel efficiency policy is a simple way to communicate how you are going to take action on climate change As with preventative maintenance, understanding manufacturer s
16 Sep, 2008	Engage Staff in Taking Fuel Action Fuel efficiency policies mandate the environmental performance of vehicles and provide a framework for purchasing decisio
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16 Sep, 2008	Preventative maintenance is something that every fleet manager will want to do. In setting up a preventative maintenance program, the goal is to identify regular maintenance and inspection criteria for each vehicle, class, or type to ensure optimum engine efficiency and performance. To do so:
16 Sep, 2008	Increases Fuel Efficiency while Reducing Operating Costs
16 Sep, 2008	Fleet Idling Reduction
16 Sep, 2008	Idling reduction strategies are often a starting place for fleet GHG reduction strategies. One of the most important things to remember when developing an idling reductions strategy is to account for local conditions. Factors that affect idling include: