The City of Los Angeles - General Services received matching funds from the MSRC to install 107 remote diagnostics systems in gasoline powered light duty City of Los Angeles vehicles in order to measure the effectiveness of this system in terms of reduced carbon dioxide (CO2) and other harmful emissions from gasoline powered vehicles by remotely monitoring engine performance and driver behavior through the use of GPS - Engine diagnostics telematics equipment.
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All 107 devices were installed and operating correctly in December 2010
The scope and purpose of this project was to purchase and install 107 remote diagnostics systems in gasoline powered light duty City of Los Angeles vehicles in order to measure the effectiveness of this system in terms of reduced carbon dioxide (CO2) and other harmful emissions from gasoline powered vehicles by remotely monitoring engine performance and driver behavior through the use of GPS - Engine diagnostics telematics equipment.
The City has expanded the program beyond the initial 107 devices and has currently 177 devices with another 20 on order. The replication potential is large given the City's on-road vehicle fleet of approximately 6,000 vehicles.
As a result of this program, The City has seen a reduction in Co2 and other harmful emissions as a result of being able to continuously monitor engine performance and repair vehicle components quickly whereas before without these devices installed, vehicle components not operating at peak performance leads to increased fuel consumption and increased Co2 emissions. The program also has a positive impact on reduced Co2 emissions as a result of changed driver behavior measured by reduced driving speeds and reduced engine idle times. City departments operating these vehicles are able to continuously measure driver performance and behavior to keep driving speeds and idle time to an acceptable standard.
MSRC, Networkfleet Inc, USA Fleet Solutions LLC, Irvine Ranch Water District