Typical cost and carbon savings by the eCollect

Cost and Carbon savings

Per week

Cost CO² emissions

Diesel £796.50 (fuel) 1.15 tonnes (biofuel) = 1.21 tonnes (mineral) eCollect £432.00 (electricity) 0

Over 70 miles (112km) 240kWh electricity used Electricity price per kWh in pence = 0.36p* Electricity used = 240kWh

Diesel

Over 70 miles (112km) 90 litres of fuel used Diesel bunker price per litre = £1.77*

Fuel used = 90 litres

The eCollect not only cuts CO² emissions but it also has much lower operating costs, as this example illustrates: Over a typical 70 mile (112km) collection round, the eCollect used an average of 240kWh of electricity. Over the same round, a similar diesel truck used an average 90 litres of fuel (achieving 3.5 miles per gallon). *While

Per year

Cost CO² emissions

Diesel £40,621 (fuel) 58.7 tonnes (biofuel) = 62 tonnes (mineral) eCollect £22,032 (electricity) 0

Lifetime (7 years)

Cost CO² emissions

Diesel £284,350 (fuel) 411 tonnes (biofuel) = 433 tonnes (mineral) eCollect £154,224 (electricity) 0

Diesel (average biofuel blend) 2.56kg CO² per litre

Diesel (100% mineral diesel) 2.70kg CO² per litre