Fuel monitor

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Fuel monitor
Experience real consumption values
Website for recording and analyzing real vehicle consumption data
languages German, English, French, Spanish
operator Fisch and Fischl GmbH
user 580,000
Registration optional
On-line January 2001
https://www.spritmonitor.de

Spritmonitor is a German website that collects and provides information about the real fuel consumption of vehicles in everyday operation. The database is provided by the users themselves ( crowdsourcing ) by entering the fueling data of their vehicles in the database.

history

The website was started in 2001 by Thomas Fischl and Dominik Fisch while studying computer science at the University of Passau . The project was originally called "Consumption Tables" and was renamed "Spritmonitor" after a test phase. The website is operated by Fisch und Fischl GmbH , founded in 2008 .

Range of services

Fuel monitor has two main functions. On the one hand, the user can enter and monitor fuel consumption and all vehicle-related costs incurred and, based on the entered data, carry out various evaluations (consumption depending on the season, the type of fuel used, the tires used, etc.). Mobile access to Spritmonitor is possible via the iPhone , Android and Windows app as well as via the mobile version of the website.

On the other hand, the entries of other users can be viewed. In this way, potential buyers of a vehicle can find out about the real expected fuel consumption, which can differ significantly from the manufacturer's information, even before purchasing it.

Use of consumption data in scientific studies and tests

The database provided by Spritmonitor has reached such a size and quality that it is also used for scientific studies. So use z. B. ICCT (in the annual study “From Laboratory To Road” and in comparison “Gasoline versus Diesel”) as well as Transport and Environment in the studies “Mind The Gap” and “How clean are electric cars?” the data provided by Spritmonitor. The German Environmental Aid refers in its publication "consumption deviations in Germany and the USA" on Spritmonitor.

In addition to the scientific studies, the Spritmonitor database is also used in vehicle tests in various media. The Stiftung Warentest also refers to Spritmonitor in its guide to buying a used car.

numbers

More than 860,000 vehicles from over 580,000 users are stored in Spritmonitor. In total, the database contains over 34 million refueling entries, which together correspond to a distance of more than 17 billion kilometers driven.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ The real fuel consumption on Spritmonitor.de University of Passau. Retrieved October 12, 2016.
  2. ↑ Functions of Spritmonitor Spritmonitor. Retrieved October 12, 2016.
  3. ↑ Car consumption: website collects data from Aachener Zeitung. Retrieved October 12, 2016.
  4. ↑ This is how the car manufacturers trick with the consumption of automobile production. Retrieved October 12, 2016.
  5. ↑ Manufacturers cheat n-tv when it comes to fuel consumption . Retrieved October 12, 2016.
  6. ↑ What to do if the car uses too much RP Online. Retrieved October 12, 2016.
  7. ↑ From Laboratory To Road 2014 ICCT. Retrieved October 12, 2016.
  8. ^ From Laboratory To Road 2015 ICCT. Retrieved October 12, 2016.
  9. ↑ From Laboratory To Road 2016 ICCT. Retrieved November 17, 2016.
  10. ↑ From Laboratory To Road 2017 ICCT. Retrieved November 11, 2017.
  11. ↑ From Laboratory To Road 2018 ICCT. Retrieved January 12, 2019.
  12. ↑ On the way to real-world CO2 values ICCT. Retrieved May 24, 2020.
  13. ^ Gasoline versus Diesel ICCT. Retrieved May 11, 2019.
  14. ^ Mind The Gap 2015 Transport and Environment. Retrieved October 12, 2016.
  15. ↑ Mind The Gap 2016 Transport and Environment. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
  16. ↑ How clean are electric cars? Transport and Environment. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
  17. ↑ Consumption deviations in Germany and the USA Deutsche Umwelthilfe. Retrieved October 12, 2016.
  18. ↑ Renault Zoe with 41 kWh battery hot cars. Retrieved October 12, 2016.
  19. ↑ Mini Cooper Time Online. Retrieved October 12, 2016.
  20. ^ Ford Focus Zeit Online. Retrieved October 12, 2016.
  21. ↑ Ecobalance of electric cars Focus Online. Retrieved October 12, 2016.
  22. ↑ How to proceed wisely when buying a used car from Stiftung Warentest. Retrieved January 4, 2020.
  23. ↑ Fuel monitor Fuel monitor. Accessed August 30, 2020.