The Cat® Fuel Edge Program promises that customers won’t exceed an agreed fuel burn level, and if they do, a dealer will provide a parts credit
As Caterpillar continues to release new products into the Australian marketplace, great gains have been made in fuel efficiency and advances in product and technology.
With fuel consistently at or near the top of customers’ annual operating expenses, it doesn’t really matter if the price of diesel is going up or down. Any savings that are made in the area of fuel consumption go straight to the customer’s bottom line, and the improvements made will pay off down the road when the cost of fuel inevitably rises.
What makes Cat® machines stand out from the crowd is not just the immediate impact these innovations have on the customer’s bottom line in terms of reduced operating costs, but the fact that the company stands behind the claims it makes in terms of fuel efficiency.
There is proof of this in the Cat Fuel Edge Program, which entitles customers who purchase a qualifying Cat machine, with Cat VisionLink® enabled, to a parts credit if their new machine consumes more fuel per hour on average than its committed Fuel Consumption Threshold for the duration of the program.
Eligible Cat machines will have their fuel consumption monitored by Cat dealers, and a report will be sent quarterly to show the average fuel consumption in litres per hour compared to the threshold given at delivery.
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If the machine has consumed more, a parts credit will apply at the agreed value per litre over the threshold – it’s that simple.
Machine fuel consumption can be viewed on the website vl.cat.com or on the VisionLink mobile application.
As an example, Cat’s Next Gen Excavators offer up to 25 per cent reduced fuel consumption when compared against previous models.
Caterpillar says this is not a bold claim – but rather a promise and statement the company is standing by, which is why the Cat Fuel Edge program exists.
Caterpillar has identified the Fuel Consumption Threshold as the rate of fuel consumption (expressed as litres per hour) considered to be representative of the expected fuel burn or consumption rate (in typical Australian operating conditions) for that model of a qualifying machine.
Fuel is often the number one operating cost. The productivity and efficiency of Caterpillar’s new models are critical to finishing jobsites on time and with proper margins.
Give your business an edge with the Cat Fuel Edge Program. Contact Cat dealers now for more information or visit cat.com/fuel-edge-au
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