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Drivers are even schooled in eco-driving to save fuel.
Zorianna Kit: Champagne Nicolas Feuillatte Celebrates 35 Years -- Part 2 Zorianna Kit 2011
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One of the things that excites me about this was seeing Edwards answering questions about eco-driving techniques and hybrid technology on the FordRacing page on Twitter this morning.
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They want to engage their customers in the effort to conserve oil, but they don't want to irritate them and don't want to compromise safety by making eco-driving displays too distracting.
The Back-Seat Driver in Your Dashboard Joseph B. White 2011
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Right: NAVTEQ, the leading provider of digital map data, has a product called Green Streets which enable navigation software and device manufactures to provide eco-routing, eco-driving, predictive cruise control and hybrid vehicle regeneration opportunities.
CES 2010: Greener Gadgets Unveiled at the Consumer Electronics Show! | Inhabitat 2010
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More information on eco-driving can be found at Ford's Driving Skills For Life web page.
Sue Cischke: Tips for Driving Greener This Holiday Season Sue Cischke 2010
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Attempts to promote eco-driving have puttered along for at least a decade, mostly in northern Europe.
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Last July, Ford flew Mr. Lau and another German Road Safety Council instructor to Detroit to give an eco-driving lesson to Mr. DeGrassi and other drivers from Pro Formance, the Phoenix professional-driving company.
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Trials in Europe, Japan and the U.S. are finding that drivers commonly improve their fuel economy upwards of 20% after deploying a handful of eco-driving techniques.
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So share your experience driving a hybrid or e-vehicle and any methods for eco-driving in the comments section.
Andrea Chalupa: Green Driving School: Ford Engineers on Eco-Coaching 2009
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The site allows drivers to compare their performance to other motorists driving similar vehicles, along with monitoring progress of their individual eco-driving techniques.
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