"Taking a 30% fuel saving on an HGV, it may only take a
few months to fully recuperate the cost of installation"
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All
vehicles are on test on an ongoing basis under strict
guidelines.
More
test results to follow. See also Emission
graphs and
Fuel
consumption graphs.
Vehicle
tests
VEHICLE
|
TYPE |
ENGINE |
NET
FUEL
SAVING |
EMISSIONS
REDUCTION |
TEST
DATE / LOCATION |
| DAF |
FA
45/93 |
2800cc |
38% |
75% |
10/08/01 |
UK |
| DAF |
FA
45/94 |
3500cc |
40% |
77% |
07/07/01 |
UK |
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More test results to follow. Please contact
SpongeCars * |
Typical
weekly savings
%
Savings |
|
10 |
20 |
30 |
40 |
50 |
60 |
70 |
80 |
90 |
100 |
240 |
| 25 |
2.5 |
5 |
7.5 |
10 |
12.5 |
15 |
17.5 |
20 |
22.5 |
25 |
60 |
| 30 |
3 |
6 |
9 |
12 |
15 |
18 |
21 |
24 |
27 |
30 |
72 |
| 35 |
3.5 |
7 |
10.5 |
14 |
17.5 |
21 |
24.5 |
28 |
31.5 |
35 |
84 |
| 40 |
4 |
8 |
12 |
16 |
20 |
24 |
28 |
32 |
36 |
40 |
96 |
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£
Saved per week |
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See
also Emission
graphs and
Fuel
consumption graphs.
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