Reduce Fuel Consumption
Every litre saved starts with better vehicle intelligence
Fuel is one of the largest operating costs for every commercial fleet.
Many fleets focus on fuel prices, while the greatest savings are often found in driver behaviour, vehicle condition and operating efficiency.
Squarell provides harmonised Vehicle Intelligence that enables fleet management systems and applications to identify unnecessary fuel consumption and support more economical driving.
Why fuel consumption matters
Reducing fuel consumption delivers benefits far beyond lower fuel costs.
Lower fuel consumption helps to:
- Reduce operating costs
- Lower CO₂ emissions
- Increase vehicle range
- Reduce engine wear
- Improve fleet sustainability
- Increase overall fleet profitability
Because fuel consumption is influenced by many factors, effective improvement requires insight into both driver behaviour and vehicle condition.
How Squarell helps
Squarell provides the vehicle information required to identify the causes of unnecessary fuel consumption.
Instead of estimating driver performance or vehicle condition, applications receive reliable information directly from the vehicle networks.
This allows fleet owners and telematics providers to build dashboards, reports and coaching applications that help reduce fuel usage across the entire fleet.
Building the Solution
The Fuel Consumption Challenge is built by combining several specialised Parameter Groups.
Driver Behaviour
Monitor how the driver influences fuel consumption.
Typical indicators include:
- Excessive idling
- Harsh acceleration
- Harsh braking
- Cruise Control usage
- Driver score
- Driving behaviour trends
Parameter Groups:
- Driver Behaviour
- Driver Controls
- Driver Score
- Driver Histograms
Engine Efficiency
Ensure the engine operates under optimal conditions.
Typical indicators include:
- Correct engine temperature
- Engine load
- Engine operating hours
- Idle time
- Operating efficiency
Parameter Groups:
- Engine Data
- Vehicle Histograms
Efficient Driving
Support economical driving techniques.
Typical indicators include:
- Driving in the optimum torque range
- Correct gear selection
- Cruise Control usage
- Engine speed versus vehicle speed
Parameter Groups:
- Engine Data
- Driver Behaviour
- Vehicle Totals
Rolling Resistance
Tyre pressure has a direct influence on rolling resistance and fuel consumption.
Proper tyre inflation helps reduce fuel usage while extending tyre lifetime.
Parameter Groups:
- Truck TPMS
Typical Applications
Squarell Vehicle Intelligence supports applications such as:
- Fuel efficiency dashboards
- Driver coaching
- Fleet performance reporting
- Eco-driving programmes
- Fleet benchmarking
- Vehicle efficiency monitoring
- Sustainability reporting
- Operational KPI dashboards
Business Value
By combining vehicle information from multiple Parameter Groups, fleet operators can:
- Reduce unnecessary idle time
- Improve driving behaviour
- Increase Cruise Control usage
- Detect incorrect gear selection
- Maintain correct tyre pressure
- Keep engines operating at optimum temperature
- Improve overall fuel efficiency
- Lower operational costs
Why Squarell?
Unlike traditional telematics devices that provide only basic fuel information, Squarell combines driver behaviour, engine performance and vehicle condition into one harmonised Vehicle Intelligence platform.
Because the information is standardised across multiple vehicle manufacturers, fleet applications only need one interface to build advanced fuel-saving solutions for mixed fleets.
What Squarell does—and what it doesn’t
Squarell focuses on delivering the vehicle intelligence needed to improve fuel efficiency.
Current capabilities include:
- Driver behaviour analysis
- Idle time monitoring
- Gear selection analysis
- Cruise Control monitoring
- Tyre pressure monitoring
- Engine operating condition monitoring
- Optimum torque range analysis
Currently outside the scope of this solution are:
- Fuel theft detection
- Route optimisation
These functions can be combined with Squarell Vehicle Intelligence through third-party fleet management applications.
