{"id":3962,"date":"2012-11-06T11:11:32","date_gmt":"2012-11-06T11:11:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/?p=3962"},"modified":"2012-11-06T11:11:32","modified_gmt":"2012-11-06T11:11:32","slug":"bt-remaps-van-fleet-to-boost-fuel-economy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/archives\/3962","title":{"rendered":"BT Remaps Van Fleet To Boost Fuel Economy"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Remapped

A remapped BT Ford Transit -- next time one overtakes you, you'll know why!<\/p><\/div>\n

Engine remaps are normally something associated with increasing a vehicle’s performance and have always had a slightly disreputable image — due mainly to the number of low-quality product on the market which don’t always deliver the gains they promise, and can cause accelerated engine wear.<\/p>\n

Remapping BT-style<\/strong><\/p>\n

However, there’s a far more reputable side to engine remapping, as one of the UK’s largest fleet operators, BT Fleet, has just shown.<\/p>\n

More than 20,000 of BT\u2019s light commercial vehicles are going to be remapped using vehicle tuning and ECU remapping specialist Viezu Technologies\u00a0proprietary system, to deliver better fuel consumption and reduced CO2<\/sub> emissions, while also improving vehicle driveability.<\/p>\n

The vehicles being tuned within the upgrade programme range from small Corsa sized vans through to larger Transit chassis-cab vans, with much larger payloads and different driving cycles. However, due to their extensive understanding of their fleet\u2019s operating cycles, BT Fleet was able to provide Viezu with detailed requirements and benchmarking figures.<\/p>\n

Viezu and BT Fleet then developed a unique blend of tuning solutions to match BT\u2019s requirements which included throttle, rev, speed and power limiting. It is anticipated that the programme will help BT deliver savings of over \u00a33 million.<\/p>\n

Steve Watson, Senior Innovation and Design Specialist, BT Fleet, comments:<\/p>\n

\u201cBT is committed to being a responsible and sustainable business leader, so remapping our vehicles for economy and better environmental performance makes complete sense. But it\u2019s not just these benefits which make it appealing. Once we saw what was technically possible, we crunched the numbers and the business case also stacked up.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The remapping programme for BT\u2019s 24,000 vehicles is set to be completed in just four months and more than 5,000 vehicles have already been converted. Remaps take place at BT Fleet\u2019s 63 garages around the UK as vehicles come in for regular MoT\u2019s and other service work.<\/p>\n

Individual, bespoke software files are written for each vehicle by Viezu\u2019s centrally located team of software development engineers. Currently, new remap files are being supplied back to BT Fleet\u2019s garages in just five minutes ensuring no delays in servicing and maximum workshop efficiency.<\/p>\n

Paul Busby, CEO of Viezu Technologies, explains the business case for remapping:<\/p>\n

\u201cVehicle remapping offers fleets a host of opportunities and we\u2019re being increasingly asked by companies like BT to help them achieve their own environmental and cost reduction targets. With an ISO certified process and a potential payback period of just three months, any technical risks are minimised and rewards can be felt almost instantaneously.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Can I Get One For My Van?<\/strong><\/p>\n

It looks like remapping might soon cease to be a dirty word — I wonder whether insurance companies will start to accept it more readily without charging extra?<\/p>\n

If you’re interested in getting a Viezu remap for your van (or car), then the company does appear to have a retail operation and offers remaps (and DIY remap boxes) for most popular models. Visit the Viezu website<\/a> for more details.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

BT Fleet is having 20,000 of its vans remapped by specialist Viezu Technologies. I explain why this is world’s apart from the quick and dirty products you may see advertised elsewhere…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[9],"tags":[1602,1605,1604,1603],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3962"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3962"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3962\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3966,"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3962\/revisions\/3966"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3962"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3962"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3962"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}