This guide explains how to read and interpret the telemetry data across your dashboard cards, helping you optimise your fleet's operational efficiency and environmental impact.
Fuel Usage
1. Avg. Fuel Efficiency (km/L)
Definition: The average fuel efficiency per vehicle for the selected fleet or teams over your chosen date range, measured in kilometres per litre (km/L).
Scope: This includes diesel, petrol, and hybrid vehicles (see Emissions Data for ESG Reporting for precise details).
Interpretation: Higher values indicate better fuel economy. The accompanying chart visualises daily fluctuations.
2. Avg. Fuel Efficiency (L/100km)
Definition: The average fuel efficiency per vehicle for the selected fleet or teams over your chosen date range, measured in litres per 100 kilometres (L/100km).
Scope: This includes diesel, petrol, and hybrid vehicles.
Interpretation: Lower values indicate better fuel efficiency. The chart highlights daily variations.
3. Total Fuel Usage
Definition: The total volume of fuel consumed by the selected fleet or teams over the chosen date range, measured in litres (L).
Scope: This includes diesel, petrol, and hybrid vehicles.
Interpretation: The main dashboard value represents the sum of all fuel consumed across your selected date range, while the chart breaks down daily fuel totals.
How to Use These Numbers
Compare your fuel efficiency (km/L or L/100km) alongside your total fuel usage to understand whether an increase in consumption is caused by operational inefficiency or simply a rise in vehicle activity.
Efficiency Drop vs. Stable Fuel Use: If fuel efficiency declines while total fuel usage remains stable, it may indicate poor driving habits, vehicle wear, or increased idling. Check the Idling section to validate this.
Activity Spike vs. Efficiency Drop: A sharp increase in total fuel usage alongside a higher total distance suggests that overall fleet activity has increased, rather than your vehicle efficiency dropping.
Electricity Usage
1. Avg. EV Efficiency
Definition: The average energy consumption for the selected fleet or teams over the chosen date range, measured in kilowatt-hours per 100 kilometres (kWh/100km).
Interpretation: Lower values indicate superior energy efficiency. The chart displays daily variations.
2. Total EV Energy Used
Definition: The total electricity consumption over the selected date range for the chosen fleet or teams, measured in kilowatt-hours (kWh).
Interpretation: The main value displays the sum of all energy used across the range, while the chart breaks down daily energy usage.
How to Use These Numbers
Compare your EV efficiency (kWh/100km) with your total EV energy usage to assess if higher energy consumption is due to increased EV deployment or reduced vehicle efficiency.
Investigating Drops in Efficiency: If EV efficiency worsens (showing a higher kWh/100km value) without a proportional increase in total distance travelled, consider external factors such as battery degradation, extreme weather conditions, or inefficient driving behaviour.
ICE-to-EV Transitions: Fleet managers transitioning from internal combustion engines (ICE) to electric vehicles can monitor this section alongside CO₂ Emissions to track their environmental and financial impact.
Distance
1. Avg. Daily Distance
Definition: The average daily distance covered per vehicle for the selected fleet or teams over the chosen date range, measured in kilometres (km). This metric includes the total number of active vehicles contributing telemetry data. The chart highlights daily variations.
Interpretation: A lower average could point to underutilised vehicles or decreased operational demand. Conversely, a higher average might suggest overworked assets or potential routing inefficiencies. Use these trends to redistribute workloads or optimise route assignments.
Environmental Context: Monitoring distance trends helps explain shifts in your greenhouse gas metrics, identifying whether reductions stem from operational efficiency, vehicle transitions, or cleaner energy usage.
2. Total Distance
Definition: The total distance travelled over the selected date range for the chosen fleet or teams, measured in kilometres (km).
Interpretation: The main value displays the sum of all days in the range, while the chart highlights daily trends. Use this data to inform your preventive maintenance schedules and determine if your current fleet size matches true business demand. Significant increases in total distance highlight the need to plan vehicle servicing proactively to prevent unwanted downtime.
How to Use These Numbers
Average daily distance per vehicle helps you understand individual asset utilisation, while total distance gives you an overview of macro fleet activity.
Low Distance, High Fuel: If your fleet's distance drops but fuel usage remains high, it typically indicates underlying idling issues or drops in engine efficiency, cross-verify this via the Idling and Fuel Efficiency cards.
Sudden Spikes: Unexpected spikes in total distance usually highlight seasonal demand changes, route inefficiencies, or an increase in the number of active vehicles on the road.
Idling
Please Note:
Idling telemetry is currently captured and calculated exclusively from internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles. Electric vehicle (EV) idle time is disregarded.
1. Avg. Daily ICE Idling
Definition: The average daily idling time per ICE vehicle for the selected fleet or teams over the chosen date range, measured in days, hours, minutes, and seconds (dd:hh:mm:ss).
Scope: Idling is recorded when a vehicle remains completely stationary with its engine running, automatically filtering out brief traffic stops like red lights. The chart tracks daily variations.
Interpretation: Excessive individual idling highlights core operational inefficiencies, such as prolonged site waiting times, severe traffic congestion, or unnecessary driver habits. Consider educating drivers on reducing idle time or altering routes around congestion-prone areas.
2. Total ICE Idling
Definition: The combined idling time for all selected fleet or team vehicles over the chosen date range, measured in days, hours, minutes, and seconds (dd:hh:mm:ss).
Interpretation: The main value sums up all daily idling across your date range, while the chart highlights daily trends. Use total idling time to track fleet-wide habits and isolate areas for improvement, such as verifying if specific client drop-off locations consistently cause high idling times.
How to Use These Numbers
High idling time per vehicle directly lowers your average fuel efficiency. Always cross-examine idling trends with your fuel efficiency cards to find hidden cost-saving opportunities.
High Idling, Low Distance: If total idling remains high while distance is remarkably low, drivers are likely spending excessive time waiting on-site with engines running. Consider reviewing driver behaviour or your operational scheduling.
The Bottom Line: A fleet-wide reduction in idling time yields direct, compounding benefits: lower fuel bills, reduced wear and tear, and lower CO₂ emissions.
CO₂ Emissions
Reference:
For a detailed breakdown of how our emissions calculations are compiled, please see our dedicated guide: Emissions Data for ESG Reporting.
1. Daily CO₂ Emissions
Definition: The average CO₂ emissions emitted per kilometre for the selected fleet or teams over the chosen date range, measured in grams of CO₂ per kilometre CO₂.
Working Hours Filter: Please note that if your platform profile has custom working hours set, CO₂ emissions are exclusively calculated within those specified working hours.
Interpretation: The chart differentiates emissions generated by internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles and electric vehicles (EVs) alongside your total fleet-wide average. Lower values indicate a reduced environmental footprint.
2. Total CO₂ Emissions
Definition: The total mass of CO₂ emitted by the selected fleet or teams over your chosen date range, measured in kilograms (kg).
Interpretation: The main value aggregates all emissions across the selected period, while the chart breaks down daily trends.
How to Use These Numbers
Always compare your CO₂ per kilometre with your total CO₂ emissions to determine if carbon variations are driven by true efficiency gains or simply lower fleet activity.
Distinguishing True Efficiency: If your total CO₂ emissions drop but your CO₂ stays the same, it means your fleet is driving less distance, not necessarily operating more efficiently.
Tracking Electrification: EV usage significantly reduces your greenhouse footprint. Compare the separate ICE and EV trend lines inside the emissions chart to track, document, and present the precise impact of your company's electrification efforts.