With a more recent long distance trip I did, I decided to put the EcoRoute to the test. The EcoRoute software worked great in being able to save me fuel. But that's not where it stops. Since I had programmed my destination in and with the EcoRoute logging the information, here is where it can be found:-
Connect up the GPSr and browse for the "Reports" folder. Double-click on the folder to reveal a file called "mileage.csv" (A word of caution here, Excel may misformat the contents. So try to use a different text editor like NotePad++ to open the file, thereby making the contents more legible). The first row contains the headers for the data that follows in the successive rows:-
Here is an example of the data in the rows:-Date (MM/DD/YYYY),Start Time,Origin Longitude,Origin Latitude,Destination Longitude ,Destination Latitude,Origin,Destination,Distance (km), Time (min), Fuel Economy (l/100km) ,Fuel Cost (ZAR), Carbon Footprint (kg), ecoChallenge Overall, ecoChallenge Speed ,ecoChallenge Acceleration, ecoChallenge Braking
On June 21 2013 at 03:29 the morning, departing from Kowie Street in Stilfontein and heading for Amethyst Drive in Sunny Ridge (with the origin and destination coordinates entered), the journey was 391.7km and took 241 minutes (04h01m). The fuel consumption was 7.0l/100km, with a fuel cost of R332.19 and a carbon footprint of 63.27kg of carbon emitted. An overall efficiency of 91% was achieved, comprising a speed efficiency of 87%, an acceleration efficiency of 78% and a braking effeciency of 64%.06-21-2013,03:29,26.7573524,-26.8447495,29.9445759,-27.7246417,"Kowie Street, Stilfontein","Amethyst Drive, Sunny Ridge",391.7,241,7.0,332.19,63.27,91,87,78,64
This translates to:- maintaining a constant speed (courtesy of cruise control), sometimes heavy acceleration and bad braking (jerk stops). Ideally the aim is to get a 99% overall efficiency. The next aim is to adapt the driving style for smoother acceleration and braking (not always possible on South African roads).
Hope this info helps.
Darryl