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Fiat Eco:Drive coming to Qubo in the UK

Fiat's USB- and website-based eco:Drive driver education system (hey, it's award-winning, too) is coming to the Qubo mini-MPV in the UK. Eco:Drive tracks driver actions, routes taken and other information and then suggests ways to drive better (read: more efficiently) in the future. Read more on the system here. The Qubo starts at £9,755 and tops out at £12,350. There are two engine options: a 1.3-litre MultiJet turbodiesel that spews just 119 grams of CO2 per kilometer and a 1.4-litre petrol engine. Eco:Drive is also ... Read more →

Fiat's eco:Drive wins award for defining new car-driver relationship Xavier Navarro

Ever hear of an advertising award given to a piece of software that helps drivers save gas at the pumps? That's what Fiat's eco:Drive recently did, and the organizers of the Cannes Cyber Lions, a ...

Fiat eco:drive wins digital technology prize in UK Sam Abuelsamid

Fiat has earned some recognition for its new eco:Drive system that debuted last fall at the Paris Motor Show. During the recent MediaGuardian Innovation Awards in London, eco:Drive won the top prize ...

Fiat 500's start&stop technology will be greener than expected Sebastian Blanco

When Fiat announced in December that it would start using Bosch's Start&Stop technology in the new 500, they said the micro hybrid system would reduce fuel consumption between five and eight ...

Fiat: eco:Drive has saved 163,000kg of CO2 so far Sebastian Blanco

We were introduced to Fiat's eco:Drive system during the Paris Motor Show in October. If you don't remember, no worries. Here's a refresher: eco:Drive uses a USB stick that fits in certain Fiat model ...

New Fiats to teach you to drive more efficiently using eco:Drive 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

We've seen various schemes by manufacturers to get drivers to operate their vehicles more efficiently. Nissan has a pedal that pushes back at you and many manufacturers are now putting eco-gauges inside their cars. Real-time mile per gallon indicators have proven useful to many drivers as well. Fiat ...

Miyama, Inc. reduces its CO2 emissions by 21 percent 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Japanese company Miyama Inc. has announced that they have reached 21.2 percent reduction in CO2 emissions from its truck fleet. This is very close to the company's target of 23 percent reduction by 2010 compared to its 2001 levels. The company says that the annual reduction of 1,869 metric tons was ...

Frankfurt 2007 videos: Fiat ecoDrive, Peugeot Flux, Chevy Trax 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Above is a video all about the Fiat ecoDrive. It's a USB device that logs how you are driving and with the help of Microsoft, takes over the world. Actually, that was Plan A. Plan B is to log how you are driving, transfer the data to your via USB and PC software will give you tips on how to lower ...

Frankfurt 2007: Fiat and Microsoft announce EcoDrive datalogging system 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

In 2006, Fiat and Microsoft announced a system called Blue&Me which seems very similar to the Ford/Microsoft Sync system for Bluetooth and USB connectivity to various entertainment and communication devices. At the Frankfurt Motor show this week, Fiat announced a new addition to the system ...

Canadian electric scooters unveiled 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

Vespa's now got some competition in the cool scooter sector. Ecodrive Technology Group Inc. announced Saturday that the Canadian company will release the world's "first commercially available electric motorcycles and scooters to be powered by advanced Polymer Lithium-Ion (PLI) batteries". That's ...


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