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A method of providing an incentive in the form of increased allowable vehicle operating speed for meeting a minimum fuel economy goal. The operation of the vehicle is limited to speeds below the allowable vehicle operating speed. Signals indicative of vehicle fuel economy over a predetermined distan

A method of providing an incentive in the form of increased allowable vehicle operating speed for meeting a minimum fuel economy goal. The operation of the vehicle is limited to speeds below the allowable vehicle operating speed. Signals indicative of vehicle fuel economy over a predetermined distance of vehicle travel are collected and stored. A determination is made as to whether the operator has met the minimum fuel economy based on the collected signals, such as percentage of operating time spent idling. The allowable vehicle operating speed is increased to an incentive speed when said operator has met the minimum fuel economy. The collected signals are replaced with newly collected signals after the vehicle has traveled the predetermined distance. The allowable vehicle operating speed is equal to the incentive speed during the interval in which the vehicle has not yet traveled the predetermined distance of vehicle travel.

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1. A method of providing an incentive to an operator of a vehicle for meeting at least one predetermined performance goal, wherein said vehicle has an operation cycle comprising a period of vehicle operation beginning with engine ignition and ending with engine shut down, said method comprising:coll

1. A method of providing an incentive to an operator of a vehicle for meeting at least one predetermined performance goal, wherein said vehicle has an operation cycle comprising a period of vehicle operation beginning with engine ignition and ending with engine shut down, said method comprising:collecting and storing signals indicative of vehicle function related to operator performance over a predetermined distance of vehicle travel during a plurality of operation cycles; determining whether said operator has met said at least one performance goal over said predetermined distance of travel based on said collected signals; providing said incentive to said operator during a subsequent operation cycle if said performance goal has been met; and replacing said collected signals with newly collected signals after said vehicle has traveled said predetermined distance.