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Road types used or avoided in route calculation:
Whenever data exist, route calculation takes into account statistical traffic
data for the given day of week and time of day.
Real-time Traffic events are also taken into account and sometimes greatly
modify the route.
Your software automatically recalculates the route if you deviate from the
proposed itinerary or if a newly received Traffic event concerns a part of the
recommended route.
5.1.3 Green routing
Route calculation is not only about finding the quickest or shortest route.
For some of the vehicle types, you can also check the fuel consumption and
CO
2
emission when planning a route, and you can create cost effective
routes with less effect on the environment.
In Route settings, you can edit the parameters of the selected vehicle. Enter
the fuel consumption values and the price of the fuel. You can also select
whether you want to see the difference between your route and the green
route even if the selected routing method is not Green.
After the above parameters are set, select
as route
planning method to get a fast but also fuel efficient route. Note that travel
cost and CO
2
emission calculations are estimations only. They cannot take
elevations, turns, curves and traffic conditions into account. Also, this
routing is not meant to give you the "greenest" route of all. It is still
important to travel quickly so the result is a fast route with low fuel
consumption and CO
2
emission.
With a vehicle type where green routing is selectable, whichever route
planning method is selected, the Green details are also shown when you
confirm the route:
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