Go Green with AXON
Save on Fuel Costs and do your part to help the environment as well.
With rising fuel prices, AAT has provided clients with the ability to monitor and
control vehicle idle times and to significantly reduce vehicle operating costs.
Idling a vehicle for just 10 minutes a day uses an average of 100 litres of gas a year. This translates into each vehicle polluting 240kgs (530lbs) of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere each year.
The AXON is a low price solution for monitoring exact vehicle idle time while in and out of Park.
Monitor how often and how fast your vehicles are being driven. With AXON, customers
are able to see exactly how the fuel they paid for is being put to use.
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Reduction in emssions from idling is a key factor
in improving air quality, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, conserving fuel and
protecting our environment.
Start thinking about how you can reduce the costs of your fleet and begin saving
the air quality around you.
Some Idling Statistics:
- An idling vehicle emits nearly
20 times more air pollution than when traveling at 50 km/hr.
- It is estimated that
an idling gasoline vehicle with an average-sized engine uses about 2.2 litres of
fuel per hour and that an idling diesel truck engine uses about 3 litres of fuel
per hour. Reducing idling time by 10 minutes a day translates into a total of 60.8
hours a year and fuel savings of more than 100 L.
- Vehicle manufactures report
that turning off and starting an engine uses LESS fuel than letting the engine run
for more than 10 seconds. An idling vehicle emits nearly 20 times more
air pollution than one traveling at 50 km/hr. Engine wear is greater
at prolonged idle than during normal operation.
- Modern vehicles need a maximum
of 30 seconds of idle at start up even in cold weather (temperatures greater than
-30E C). The best way to warm up a vehicle is by driving it.
- Engine wear is greater with prolonged
idle than during normal operation
- More than
27% of all greenhouse gas emissions in Canada are produced by the road
transportation sector. These emissions can be harmful to human health and the natural
environment.
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Excessive idling can actually damage an engine’s components, including cylinders,
spark-plugs, and exhaust system.
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Frequent restarting has little impact on engine components such as the battery and starter
motor and if you idle your vehicle for more than 10 seconds, you use more fuel than
it
would take to restart your engine.