Administration > Vehicles > Management

The Management section contains two subsections of settings.

The first section is Costs:

In this section, the following settings are used:

Setting	Description
Cost per km (or cost per mile)	Specify here the average cost, for this vehicle, per km (or per mile, depending on your account settings). This field is then used by Frotcom in some reports to calculate the total cost of the trips and can also be used as a reference value for comparison with the one automatically calculated in the cost management module.
Cost per hour	Specify here the average cost, for this vehicle, per hour. This field is then used by Frotcom in some reports to calculate the cost per hour of the trips and can also be used as a reference value for comparison with the one automatically calculated in the cost management module.

The second section is Energy:

The options displayed in this section depend on the Energy type that you choose for the vehicle:

If the vehicle uses Internal combustion, the following settings are used:

Setting	Description
Energy type	Here you must choose the Energy type of the vehicle (Internal combustion, Electric, Natural Gas or None).
Fuel type	For Internal combustion, you must choose the type of the fuel.
Fuel consumption per mileage	Specify here the average fuel consumption, for this vehicle, per 100km (or other measuring methods, according to your account specifications). It is then used by Frotcom in some reports to calculate the total fuel consumption of the trips and can also be used as a reference value for comparison with the consumption automatically calculated in the cost management module.
Fuel consumption per hour	Specify here the average fuel consumption, for this vehicle, per hour (useful mostly in the case of construction machinery and other assets for which fuel consumption is not associated to traveling but rather local work). It is then used by Frotcom in some reports to calculate the total fuel consumption per hour for the trips (or periods for which the engine is running) and can also be used as a reference value for comparison with the consumption per hour automatically calculated in the cost management module.
Fuel tank capacity	The total capacity of the vehicle’s fuel tank.
CO2 emission	This is a read-only field that displays the CO2 emission of the vehicle based on the Fuel type: Diesel = 2.640 Kg CO2 per Liter ¹ Gas/Petrol = 2.392 Kg CO2 per Liter ² Others = If this option is selected, you can manually add the value for the CO2 emission.
Fuel consumption	Select which data Frotcom will use as the Fuel consumption value: Use CANBus total fuel used If the vehicle is equipped with CANBus, Frotcom will retrieve the fuel consumption value from it. The fuel consumption in a period is calculated as the difference between TFU (total fuel used) at the end of the period and TFU at the beginning of the period: C = TFUf - TFUi  Calculate from fuel level  If the vehicle is equipped with CANBus, Frotcom will retrieve the fuel level and calculate fuel consumption from fuel level measurements, considering refills detected automatically by Frotcom. In this case, the calculation is Consumption = Fuel Level start - Fuel Level end + Refueling. Use fixed fuel consumption Uses the value of the field Fuel consumption per mileage. If it's undefined, uses the value of Fuel consumption per hour instead.
Fuel medium level	Used to indicate the fuel level of the tank. By default, the medium fuel level is 50%, while the low fuel level is 10%.
Fuel low level

¹ 1 liter of diesel weighs 835 grams. Diesel consists of 86,2% of carbon or 720 grams of carbon per liter diesel. In order to combust this carbon into CO2, 1920 grams of oxygen is needed. The sum is then 720 + 1920 = 2640 grams of CO2/liter diesel.

² 1 liter of petrol weighs 750 grams. Petrol consists of 87% of carbon or 652 grams of carbon per liter of petrol. In order to combust this carbon into CO2, 1740 grams of oxygen is needed. The sum is then 652 + 1740 = 2392 grams of CO2/liter of petrol. 

Also, if the vehicle is equipped with CANBus, a few more options are displayed in the section:

Setting	Description
Activate fuel management	Option required for the vehicle to be included in the fuel management routines. Can only be selected if the vehicle is equipped with fuel level sensors (CANBus or OBD).
Minimum increase in fuel level for automatic refueling detection	The minimum percentage variation of the fuel level, in relation to the Fuel tank capacity, to be detected as a refuelling event. We recommend 5% for aftermarket digital fuel level sensors, and 10% for other cases.
Minimum negative variation in fuel level for automatic drainage detection	The minimum percentage variation of the fuel level, in relation to the Fuel tank capacity, to be detected as a drainage event. We recommend 5% for aftermarket digital fuel level sensors, and 10% for other cases.
Fuel level sources	Select which fuel level sources will be used to calculate the total fuel level of the vehicle.
Fuel tank capacity via CANBus	This option is used to convert to liters the fuel level in the tank, which is given by the CANBus in percentage. If this option is left empty, will use the same value of the Fuel tank capacity option.

If the vehicle uses Electric energy type, the following options are available:

Setting	Description
Electricity consumption per mileage	Specify here the average energy consumption, for this vehicle, per 100km (or other measuring methods, according to your account specifications).
Electricity consumption per hour	Specify here the average energy consumption, for this vehicle, per hour (useful mostly in the case of construction machinery and other assets for which fuel consumption is not associated to traveling but rather local work).
Battery full capacity	The total capacity of the vehicle's battery.
Battery normal charge	Used to indicate the energy level of the battery. By default, the medium fuel level is 50%, while the low fuel level is 10%.
Battery low charge

Now, if the vehicle uses Natural Gas energy type, the following options are available:

Setting	Description
Natural gas type	Specify here the type of Natural gas used: CNG (Compress natural gas), LNG (Liquefied natural gas), RNG (Renewable natural gas), Other
Natural gas consumption per mileage	Specify here the average Natural gas consumption, for this vehicle, per 100km (or other measuring methods, according to your account specifications).
Natural gas consumption per hour	Specify here the average Natural gas consumption, for this vehicle, per hour (useful mostly in the case of construction machinery and other assets for which Natural gas consumption is not associated to traveling but rather local work).
Natural gas tank capacity	The total capacity of the vehicle's Natural gas tank.
Natural gas consumption	Use CANBus total fuel used If the vehicle is equipped with CANBus, Frotcom will retrieve the Natural consumption value from it. The Natural gas consumption in a period is calculated as the difference between TNGU (total Natural gas used) at the end of the period and TNGU at the beginning of the period: C = TNGUf - TNGUi  Calculate from fuel level  If the vehicle is equipped with CANBus, Frotcom will retrieve the Natural gas level and calculate Natural gas consumption from Natural gas level measurements, considering refills detected automatically by Frotcom. In this case, the calculation is Consumption = Natural gas Level start - Natural gas Level end + Refills. Use fixed fuel consumption Uses the value of the field Natural gas consumption per mileage. If it's undefined, uses the value of Natural gas consumption per hour instead.
Natural gas medium and low level	Used to indicate the Natural gas level of the tank. By default, the medium Natural gas level tank is 50%, while the low Natural gas tank level is 10%.