Real-world examples of fleet efficiency

Real-world examples of fleet efficiency: EXAMPLE 1: Use electric or smaller gas-powered service trucks EXAMPLE 2: Purchase efficient tires for passenger vehicles EXAMPLE 3: Purchase hybrid passenger vehicles ............. Example green fleets policies ............. Transportation Case Study How Eagle County cut fleet costs and fuel consumption Vehicle Fleets in the Clean Energy Economy workshop Feb. 5, 2010 Archive of presentations and meeting materials

EXAMPLE 2: Purchase efficient tires for passenger vehicles

Replacing tires on five passenger vehicles or small SUVs with Goodyear FuelMax tires boosts average mileage by 1 mpg. Fifty thousand miles later, the tires will have saved:

• More than 380 gallons of fuel
• More than $1,100 in fuel costs
• More than 7,200 pounds of CO2

Savings projections are ased on five vehicles, 25 mpg baseline, 26 mpg with FuelMax tires, 50,000 miles of travel. Actual FuelMax tread wear warranty is 65,000 miles.

Use low rolling resistance (LRR) tires to achieve fuel savings of 2 to 10 percent.

• Cars: Goodyear FuelMax, Bridgestone Ecopia, Michelin Energy
• Trucks: Goodyear FuelMax (dual), Michelin X-One (wide-base)

Note: Low rolling resistance does NOT mean low traction. Low rolling resistance tires use improved internal construction to reduce the energy absorbed inside the tire during each rotation. Truckers using wide-base tires actually report improved traction in snowy conditions.