Tuesday, August 11, 2009

Fuel Efficiency Per Passenger















Number of vehicles (thousands)Vehicle- miles (millions)Passenger- miles (millions)Load factor (persons/ vehicle)(Btu per vehicle- mile)Btu per passenger-mileEnergy use (trillion Btu)Gallons Per 10,000 MilesMPGe
Motorcycles7,183.513,61216,3341.22,224185330.3161.1362.06
Rail, Intercity (Amtrak)0.32675,78421.754,585251614.5218.7845.71
Rail, Transit (light & heavy)1374118,07024.462,833257746.6224.0944.63
Rail, All19.71,33335,00726.367,900258690.5224.8744.47
Rail, Commuter6.432611,15334.290,328263829.4229.3943.59
Air, Certificated routeNo Data
6,122595,32797.2301,68431031847269.8337.06
Cars135,932.91,670,9942,623,4611.65,51735149218.2305.5732.73
Personal trucks89,286.4928,7551,597,4591.76,78839466304343.1329.14
Bus, Transit65.82,31421,1329.139,408431591.2375.2226.65
Demand response (taxi)64.91,4711,502116,7711642924.71428.617

Source: Transportation Energy Data Book: Edition 28

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