ecoRoute™ is a new feature for Garmin GPS navigators which allows users to find more fuel efficient routes when navigating and even track fuel usage. ecoRoute™ is available for Malaysia-Singapore version of nuvi 2575R that I'm using at the moment. With ecoRoute™, it is useful to save petrol and money by adopting smarter driving habits.
ecoRoute™ was tested for the first 500km drive [from BB Bangi to Kuala Perlis] during the previous 1500km trip to the Northern and North-Eastern states of Malayan Peninsular. The car was driven on auto-cruise without exceeding speed limits most of the time.
The screen capture below shows some of the ecoRoute™ applications.
There would be fuel report which tracks fuel usage over time, and mileage report which monitors mileage and fuel usage on a per-trip basis.
Fuel consumption trend for the 5hr drive
the ecoChallange™ score chart...
The drive was trying to keep the score as high as possible. Well >80% is 'A' already... :)
1500km-trip - Overall fuel Consumption trend
Fuel: RM231.42@ RM1.90/liter
Distance: 1596km
Avg fuel consumption: 7.63liter/100km or 14.5sen/km
Note: ecoRoute™ is NOT ecoRoute™ HD . Not withstanding, the later would be the most logical upgrade. Stay tuned!
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