Eco Route

phil261159 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Dec 04, 2008 Posts: 14

Can anyone tell me where I can download the new eco route application. I was told it would be available in February.
If it is not ready yet does anyone know when it will be?

PaulB2005 · Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2009 7:30 pm Post subject:

Is it not avalible on WebUpdater?

If you don't have it download it from here

BAVC10 · Lifetime Member Joined: Dec 20, 2005 Posts: 757

It has been available since circa 21st Jan but only for the Nuvi 2x5 and 7x5 units. It is available as part of the Firmware upgrade only - ie you can't just download EcoRoute on its own.

It seems to work ok but does need to be configured from the start with current fuel price and estimated MPG for your vehicle
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phil261159 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Dec 04, 2008 Posts: 14

Thanks for your replies. I just assumed that it would be a download straight from their site.
Is the webupdater something I should check on a regular basis

greg_m · Occasional Visitor Joined: Dec 31, 2008 Posts: 23

I check it every week or two and usually there are some updates for my unit.

GolfSierra · Lifetime Member Joined: Jun 08, 2004 Posts: 7

Seems to be a mix of units used in setting this up. I can see why they have done this, but it is not not explained.

I am in the UK and my Garmin is set to imperial (miles).
Fuel economy is miles per gallon (around 45 for me)
Fuel price is price per litre (eg £0.98)

concretemike · Occasional Visitor Joined: Nov 28, 2008 Posts: 8

This is on the pocket gps news page and has a link for ecoroute. (see below)

I have just looked at the mileage report and that alone is worth the whole Garmin bundle! It actually logs start location, end location, mileage, fuel used and for someone like me who can never remember to record their mileage for the taxman is a godsend. As long as I remember to have the Garmin on - no problem! Very Happy

Garmin Update Adds ecoRoute

As part of the recent firmware updates for nuvi 2x5 and 7x5 devices Garmin added their new ecoRoute feature.

ecoRoute is a neat little plug-in that allows you to configure the fuel price and average fuel consumption of your car and then find more fuel efficient routes, track your fuel usage and also monitor and improve your driving style to become more fuel efficient.

ecoRoute adds a 'Less Fuel' routing preference option and 'Mileage Monitor' provides a per-trip report of mileage and fuel usage, now you can see just how much those short trips into town and the school run are actually costing you.

The 'Driving Challenge' adds a live score to the map screen. The score (out of 100) rises and falls as you accelerate/decelerate, the higher the number, the smoother and more fuel efficient your driving style. You can even save your scores and see if you can better them!

quarkslot · Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2009 5:37 pm Post subject:

BAVC10 · Lifetime Member Joined: Dec 20, 2005 Posts: 757

Quarkslot

You are correct - prices are in Pence per litre and consumption in miles per gallon
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Previously owned: DriveLuxe 50 LMT-D, NuviCam LMT-D, Nuvi 3598 LMT-D, Nuvi 3490LMT, 3790T, 1690, 765, 760, 660, 610, 360, 310, 300 and Streetpilot i3

quarkslot · Posted: Sat Apr 11, 2009 12:22 pm Post subject:

Thanks for the reply BAVC10.

I particularly like the fact that ecoRoute tells you the cost of a journey when you program it into the unit. I've been tracking my average MPG since I got my new car, sad I know, but at least I've got an accurate figure to enter into the calibration screen!
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