This Webinar is organized as virtual side event in the frame of the 5 High Level Ministerial Conference on the Transport Health Environment Pan European Programme THE PEP „Building forward better by transforming to new clean, safe, healthy and inclusive mobility and transport“ 17-18 May 2021 Vienna online
It will be organised by the Austrian Federal Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology, which also leads the THE PEP Partnership on Eco-Driving. Within the webinar, the new THE PEP Guidelines for National EcoDriving Initiatives will be presented. The webinar will provide insights on all aspects of Eco-driving.
What it is about
Eco-driving is a soft but very effective climate protection measure – which does not require expensive investment in infrastructure or new vehicle technologies.Eco-drivers can easily reach average fuel reductions of 5–10% for trucks and buses, and up to 10–20% for cars. Eco-driving not only saves fuel costs but also improves road safety and the quality of the local and global environment. For e-vehicles, eco-driving significantly increases the achievable range.
Successful and long-running Eco-driving initiatives from Austria, Germany, Switzerland and UK will present flashlights and best-practises on how to change driving behaviour for private and professional (car, bus and truck) drivers in the long term.
A special focus will be eco-driving with e-vehicles and integrating eco-driving into driving education and examination (including international examples of amending procedures with regard to the EU-regulation that restricts drivers to automatic vehicles if they pass their driving tests in electric vehicles).
Programme
Moderation: Reinhard Jellinek (Austrian Energy, klimaaktiv mobil EcoDriving Austria)
Welcome
Robin Krutak, Austrian Ministry of Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology
Eco-driving in a nutshell and introduction of the new THE PEP Guidelines on Eco-driving
Reinhard Jellinek, Austrian Energy Agency
Eco-driving - influencing factors and institutional framework for a successful implementation in Germany
Tarek Nazzal, Allegium; Kay Schulte, German Road Safety Council - DVR; Henning Günter, Rupprecht Consult, Germany
Experience and strategy from Switzerland
Regula Zehnder/Reiner Langendorf, Quality Alliance Eco-Drive, Switzerland
Range extension training: efficient driving for electric vehicles
Bob Saynor, Energy Saving Trust, United Kingdom
Integrating eco-driving and e-vehicles into driving education and examination
Stefan Ebner, Austrian Economic Chamber, Professional Association for Driving Schools and General Traffic; Kurt Bartels, chairman of the German Federal Association of Driver Training Associations - BVF; Manuel Picardi, Vice President of the European Driving Schools Association - EFA
Practical Information
This side-event will be held in English with simultaneous interpretation in German, French and Russian.
To participate in one or more webinars, registration via the online conference platform is required.
Please note that your attendance needs to be confirmed by the conference organizers.