Incentivizing energy-efficient behavior at work: An empirical investigation using a natural field experiment on eco-driving

A platoon based cooperative eco-driving model for mixed automated and human-driven vehicles at a signalised intersection

“…This can also be seen in Figure 8. As the leading vehicle sacrifices some of its energy in order to "control" the following vehicles, some kinds of rewards may need to be introduced to incentivise the energy-efficient behaviour, for example, providing them vouchers for cinema, social events and restaurant visits (Schall and Mohnen, 2017).…”

“…Both field experiments (Schall and Mohnen, 2017) and simulator experiments (Van der Voort et al, 2001;Staubach et al, 2014) show that eco-driving reduces the fuel consumption between 5% and 18%, and drivers exhibit a high acceptance towards an eco-driving support system. It has no negative effects on safety, but many eco-driving methods lead to low travel speed and may have a negative impact on the following vehicles (Wu et al, 2015;Staubach et al, 2014).…”

Values Versus Environmental Knowledge as Triggers of a Process of Activation of Personal Norms for Eco-Driving

“…Eco-driving is broadly defined as employing certain behaviors and techniques that would reduce fuel consumption ( Wengraf, 2012 ). These could be behaviors that are directly related to adopting an eco-driving style, such as avoiding abrupt accelerations and decelerations, appropriate shifting of gears, maintaining the same speed and avoiding high speeds, as well as the maintenance behaviors such as checking tire pressure on a regular basis or not using the air conditioning of the vehicle ( Barkenbus, 2010 ; Cristea, Paran, & Delhomme, 2012 ; Greene, 2008 ; Schall & Mohnen, 2015 ; Sivak & Schoettle, 2012 ). As these behaviors need to be learned before being implemented, much attention has been paid to the development of eco-driving training, incorporating these into novice driver training, and testing the effectiveness of these training programs in reducing fuel consumption ( CIECA, 2007 ).…”

“…Therefore, eco-driving might require a change from one’s preferred way of driving. As the monetary gains resulting from reduced fuel use are rather small, and eco-driving might not be seen as highly convenient, pleasurable, or profitable, people may be reluctant to implement it ( Delhomme, Cristea, & Paran, 2013 ; Harvey, Thorpe, & Fairchild, 2013 ; Schall & Mohnen, 2015 ). This may explain why the effect of eco-driving training seems to vanish in the long run, and drivers seem to fall back into their original style of driving ( af Wahlberg, 2007 ), indicating that training does not necessarily predict long-term changes in fuel-efficient driving behavior.…”

Clean, efficient and affordable energy for a sustainable future

“…In the area of energy efficiency, Schall et al [90] conducted a six months long controlled natural field experiment and introduced both monetary and non-monetary rewards for eco-driving to drivers of light commercial vehicles in different branches of a logistics company. Tao et al [91] proposed a methodology combining the stochastic frontier analysis generalized autoregressive conditional heteroskedasticity model and the radial basis function neural model for short-term prediction of energy efficiency.…”