Managing vehicles
Transport fuel costs are a major energy expense for many businesses. You can make significant savings on your fuel costs by:
For more tips and advice on saving on your fuel bill:
- Read Action Sheet 5 - Saving energy in business: transport.
- Read about fleet fuel efficiency research.
Fleet audits
When assessing the energy use of your business, it is important to include the petrol and diesel used by the cars in your vehicle fleet. An audit of your fleet’s performance is a great way to identify opportunities for reducing energy use such as:
- Improving fuel monitoring and reporting
- Better matching of vehicles with tasks
- Improving trip management for less driving
- Fine-tuning driving habits
- Highlighting fuel card inconsistencies.
A fleet audit will give you a detailed report outlining:
- How your fleet compares with best practice
- What potential there is for fuel savings
- What potential savings there are in other areas
- How easy savings would be to achieve
- How much it would cost to change your fleet (or part of your fleet).
Find out if you qualify for a grant for a fleet audit.
Biofuels
Using biofuel blends is one way New Zealand businesses can help address climate change impacts, including reducing the emissions from our transport sector.
Biodiesel is an attractive transport fuel option that's suitable for businesses running fleets of all sizes. Biodiesel-blended diesel is a similar cost to diesel, partly due to the government grants available to New Zealand biodiesel producers. Find out the facts about using biodiesel, and how your business can benefit by switching to a renewable vehicle fuel.
