Fleet CO2 Emissions
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The carbon dioxide a fleet's vehicles release by burning fuel, worked out mainly from the litres consumed and reported in kilograms or tonnes.
What are fleet CO2 emissions?
Every litre of fuel burned releases a near-fixed amount of carbon dioxide: about 2.7 kg for diesel and 2.3 kg for petrol. A fleet's emissions therefore follow its fuel consumption directly, and the most accurate way to measure them is to multiply the litres used by the right factor for each fuel type. In company reporting, emissions from fuel burned in owned vehicles count as direct emissions, known as Scope 1.
Telematics gives these figures per vehicle, driver and trip, instead of one yearly total taken from fuel invoices. In Safee they appear in the Fuel Tracking Dashboard.
How it works
- 1Fuel used is measured or estimated
- 2Litres converted by fuel-type factor
- 3Totals shown per vehicle and driver
Why do fleet CO2 emissions matter?
Large clients, especially in energy and retail, increasingly ask their transport suppliers for emissions figures, and Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Oman have all set net-zero targets. For a fleet, CO2 is also a cost measure: every tonne avoided is about 370 litres of diesel not bought. A fleet that can report its emissions per trip or per client wins tenders that a rough estimate would lose.
What you gain
- Emissions known per vehicle and trip
- Fewer litres, lower emissions
- Ready figures for client reports
How does Safee help measure fleet CO2 emissions?
In Safee, the Fuel Tracking Dashboard puts CO2 emissions beside fuel consumption, cost, fills and drains for each vehicle, driver and day, as an estimated value and, where the vehicle has a fuel-measuring source, an actual one. The report can be exported or scheduled by email, so the monthly emissions figure for management or a client is ready without spreadsheets. Idling, speeding and harsh driving per driver show where cutting fuel will cut emissions most.
A field example
A retail logistics company in Sharjah running 60 diesel trucks was asked by its main client for monthly CO2 figures. Fuel data in Safee showed the fleet burning about 52,000 litres a month, roughly 140 tonnes of CO2, with idling accounting for 11% of fuel. An idle alarm at loading bays and coaching sessions for the ten drivers who idled most brought idling down to 5% within three months, cutting monthly fuel by about 3,100 litres and emissions by more than 8 tonnes.
Frequently asked questions
Is CO2 the only emission from fleet vehicles?
No. Engines also release nitrogen oxides and fine particles, which harm air quality. But CO2 is what companies report in climate disclosures, and it is the one that follows fuel use directly.
Do electric vehicles have zero emissions?
Zero at the tailpipe, but the electricity they charge with is generated somewhere. In company reporting, purchased electricity for charging counts as indirect emissions (Scope 2), so the total depends on how the grid's power is produced.
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