Motoring News Issue January 2014 Issue 1 Jan 2014

8 adaption and standstill. The results are then collated to produce an overall score. “The idea is to provide an incentive for a well-planned and safe driving style. One that gives low fuel consumption and low emissions and subjects the vehicle to less wear,” says Jarkko Aine. *Source: FTA's Manager's Guide to Distribution Costs - April 2013 All in all, fuel represents between 21 and 39 per cent of total transport company costs and driving behaviour really makes a diﬀerence. By adopting an economical style, drivers can typically reduce a transport company’s fuel costs by up to 7 per cent. Early last year Volvo Trucks introduced a corresponding app for transport companies with Dynafleet, directed not at drivers, but at fleet managers. This app has already had 12,000 downloads. “Fleet managers have seen the immense benefit of having immediate access to the company’s fuel consumption data, thereby gaining one more tool for achieving improved fuel eﬀiciency,” says Jarkko Aine. Note : the Dynafleet app is available for iPhones and iPads from the App Store on a number of European markets, but use of the app does require a Dynafleet subscription. Motoring News CHARGE UP YOUR HOME: FORD MOTOR COMPANY’S MYENERGI LIFESTYLE 2.0 ADDS ENERGY STORAGE TO INCREASE SAVINGS One year after its introduction, Ford Motor Company’s novel MyEnergi Lifestyle® is showing how homeowners can save money on appliances and fuel through energy-eﬀicient living. Now, MyEnergi Lifestyle 2.0 looks to raise the savings by helping homeowners store their own energy. MyEnergi Lifestyle, a Ford Motor Company collaboration with Eaton, Infineon, SunPower and Whirlpool, retrofitted the homes of two families with energy-eﬀicient appliances and solar panels, as well as a Ford C-MAX Energi plug-in hybrid vehicle. The program set out to demonstrate how a typical American family can significantly lower its electricity costs while limiting its impact on the environment. In addition to using home renewables, smart charging and smart appliances, Ford is announcing at the 2014 International CES that MyEnergi Lifestyle 2.0 will demonstrate the benefits of integrating additional tools, such as the ability to store energy within the home after it is captured by solar panels. Customers will have more ways to optimize their energy use, and power they can tap to keep their homes running during outages. Ford is demonstrating an energy storage system from Sharp at CES as an example of what consumers can use. “The first year of the MyEnergi Lifestyle program showed us homeowners can save money and reduce their carbon footprint by adopting certain energy usage habits,” said Mike Tinskey, Ford global director of vehicle electrification and infrastructure. “We’re excited about advancing the program further to include battery storage for even smarter energy consumption.” 2013 MyEnergi Lifestyle winners – where they are now For Susan Berry and her family, the last six months have been almost too good to be true. Berr y, of Southern California, won her place in the MyEnergi Lifestyle program during a Katie Couric Show Mother’s Day special. The show surprised Berry, who was in the studio audience, with a MyEnergi Lifestyle home retrofit that included energy-eﬀicient appliances, solar panels and a Ford C-MAX Energi plug-in hybrid vehicle. Simultaneously, Ford and the MyEnergi Lifestyle collaboration launched a nationwide contest for another lucky family to receive a MyEnergi Lifestyle home retrofit. The winners were Ben and Lindsay Sattler of Colorado. Their home was retrofitted in December, and the Sattlers turned in the keys to their Toyota Corolla in favor of a fuel-eﬀicient Ford C-MAX Energi. The MyEnergi Lifestyle model predicted 60 percent savings in monthly ener- gy bills and 55 percent savings in CO2 emissions. The families have already begun to see savings. Examples of eﬀiciencies include: Berry family: • More than $1,200 saved in annual fuel costs with their C-MAX Energi • Expect to save more than $300 annually from their new solar panel system; the system oﬀsets more than 70 percent of the energy used in their home • More than 25 percent reduction in energy costs and CO2 due to the installation of their new energy-eﬀicient Whirlpool refrigerator Sattler family: • More than $1,200 saved in annual fuel costs with their C-MAX Energi; expect to save an additional $95 per year by charging their C-MAX Energi during oﬀ-peak hours • Expect to save $135 per year with their new energy-eﬀicient Whirlpool freezer • The Sattlers expect increased efficiencies once their solar panel system is activated About MyEnergi Lifestyle The Ford-led MyEnergi Lifestyle collaboration showcases how combining renewable energy generation with timeflexible loads optimizes energy con-

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