Transport, particularly private vehicle use, contributes a disproportionately large amount to the degradation of the environment. Although advancements in energy production and vehicular technologies are critical for abatement, behaviour change will also have to be seen, hence the requirement for the application of Ergonomics. This review article aims to bring together various strands of research, including the effect of the design of a technological object on behaviour, the inter-related nature of goals and feedback in guiding performance, the effect on fuel economy of different driving styles and the various challenges brought by hybrid and electric vehicles, including range anxiety, workload and distraction, complexity and novelty. Finally, it is argued that Ecological Interface Design, in presenting the constraints of the system to the driver, is well suited to deal with the novelty of the low-carbon vehicle, supports the development of accurate mental-models of the system, and can be used for the design of in-vehicle interfaces that encourage energy-conserving driving behaviours while minimising distraction and workload, thus ensuring safety.
Getting drivers to do the right thing: a review of the potential for safely reducing energy consumption through design
IET Intelligent Transport Systems ; 8 , 4 ; 388-397
2014-06-01
10 pages
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
complexity , design engineering , energy conservation , system mental-models , environmental degradation , hybrid vehicles , hybrid electric vehicles , design , novelty , technological object design , range anxiety , workload , transportation , ecological interface design , energy-conserving driving behaviours , user interfaces , electric vehicles , ergonomics , fuel economy , driving styles , safe energy consumption reduction , low-carbon vehicle , drivers , private vehicle use , traffic engineering computing , distraction , in-vehicle interface design
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