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GPS units makes you more fuel efficient? 12 percent, to be exact, says NAVTEQ

A recent survey conducted by research firm NuStats and funded by GPS-maker NAVTEQ has found that drivers equipped with in-car navigation units use 12 percent less fuel than their non-guided counterparts. The study focused on three groups of drivers in Germany. The first used no GPS at all, the second had a basic GPS and the third had a GPS unit that included traffic information. None of the participants had previously owned navigation units. Once the participating drivers that had been given GPS units got used to relying on the computer's ... Read more →

Nissan's Eco Driving Advice will help avoid traffic, cut emissions Jeremy Korzeniewski

Dash mounted navigation systems are becoming rather common inside many new cars. Nissan believes that these navigation systems can be leveraged to reduce the CO2 emissions of their cars and trucks. ...

GPS units makes you more fuel efficient? 12 percent, to be exact, says NAVTEQ 7 months ago on Autoblog Green

A recent survey conducted by research firm NuStats and funded by GPS-maker NAVTEQ has found that drivers equipped with in-car navigation units use 12 percent less fuel than their non-guided counterparts. The study focused on three groups of drivers in Germany. The first used no GPS at all, the ...

Nissan's Eco Driving Advice will help avoid traffic, cut emissions 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Dash mounted navigation systems are becoming rather common inside many new cars. Nissan believes that these navigation systems can be leveraged to reduce the CO2 emissions of their cars and trucks. In an effort to meet their stated goal of reducing the carbon dioxide emissions of their automobiles ...


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