Lightfoot’s driver improvement and efficiency technology has racked up fuel savings of more than £100m for customers in five years, the firm has revealed.
The landmark figure was achieved by hundreds of customers in the UK covering in excess of four billion miles over the five-year period, operating a variety of vehicles ranging from cars to LCVs.
The figures show the major impact the introduction of Lightfoot’s in-vehicle driver coaching technology has had over the period.
Highlights include:
- £102,189,084 in fuel savings
- Five million litres of fuel saved
- An average fuel economy improvement of 9%
- 180 million kg of CO2 saved
Paul Hollick, managing director at Lightfoot, said: “The scale of these savings is immense and just goes to show that getting drivers to buy into our unique offering pays dividends, both financially and environmentally.
“Our approach of in-vehicle coaching and reward creates safer drivers and more efficient fleet operations, as well as helping companies meet their environmental targets by significantly reducing carbon emissions.”
Putting the figures in context, Hollick added: “Before using Lightfoot, a large diesel panel van covering 20,000 miles at an average of 150p per litre and 25mpg would cost nearly £5,500 in fuel. With Lightfoot fitted, the fuel bill would be just over £5,000 for the same mileage, reflecting a 9% improvement in fuel economy.”
The improvement is continuing too. Figures so far for 2024 show Lightfoot is on course for a record-breaking year in terms of fuel saving and CO2 reduction, with £20.4m in savings already made in the first six months, and more than 35 million kg of CO2 emissions saved.
And the trend is expected to snowball as Lightfoot expands further into Europe, following its official launch into the French market.
“It’s clear that fleets are heavily invested in the decarbonisation journey,” said Hollick.
“On the one hand they are looking at electric alternatives for the future, but they’re also not ignoring the improvements that can be made to internal combustion engine efficiency right now – and as these remarkable figures over the past five years show, Lightfoot continues to be a proven gamechanger when it comes to slashing costs and emissions.”
