Post to save petrol by driving slowly
Thursday 02 October 2008
The French national postal service is training its staff to drive at a regular pace and avoid sudden acceleration and braking in order to save on fuel costs.
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The French national postal service is offering staff training in “eco-driving”. The idea: to save up to 20% in fuel costs by driving at a regular pace and avoiding sudden accelerations or brutal braking.
Among the new rules that trainees will have to follow are driving in fourth gear in the city and cutting the engine at stops of more than 12 seconds.
These simple rules can help save energy but also cut carbon emissions. With the help of such training programs, the company hopes to cut its carbon emissions by 10,000 cubic tons by 2009.
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French Post Office drive slower to save costs
By Terry - Loubille
So phasing-in electric cars is not yet a policy? Surely the technology is there by now.