About 11% of all automobile fuel consumed in Japan is wasted due to traffic congestion. Reducing congestion through ITS will reduce further CO2 emissions.
Platooning will improve driving efficiency, and reduce CO2 emissions by about 10% to 15%.
In addition, a road traffic system that is in harmony with the environment will smooth the flow of road traffic and reduce CO2 emissions, such as by improving the efficiency of freight distribution with higher loading ratios of trucks and more efficient vehicle operation, and by promoting the use of public transport systems through park and ride systems and so forth.
Relationship between vehicle travel speed and the volume of CO2 emissions
- Note:
- g-C Carbon equivalent grams
- Reference:
- Prepared by the Ministry of Construction (now Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport) based on statistics provided by a joint meeting of concerned groups regarding domestic measures to address global environment issues
Fuel consumption by automobiles (FY1995)
Efficiency in freight distribution by ITS (operational assistance in commercial vehicle control)
Platooning is one of the applications developed through AHS.
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Reduction of CO2 emissions by saving fuel consumption
