Public Transport & Automobile Fuel Efficiency:
USA 1999
APTA Misses on Public Transit Fuel Efficiency: W. Cox National Review Online
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Personal Vehicle |
Passenger Miles |
BTU |
BTU/Passenger Mile |
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Automobile |
2.511 |
9,126 |
3,635 |
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Personal Truck |
1.042 |
4,702 |
4,511 |
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Total |
3.553 |
13,828 |
3,892 |
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Transit |
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Bus |
0.020 |
97.7 |
4,802 |
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Urban Rail |
0.014 |
44.7 |
3,168 |
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Commuter Rail |
0.009 |
25.7 |
2,932 |
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Total |
0.043 |
168.1 |
3,889 |
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Transit Savings per Passenger Mile (BTUs) |
2.7 |
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Percentage Saving |
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0.1% |
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In Trillions of Passenger Miles and BTUs |
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Source: Table 2.10 USDOE Transportation Energy Book 2001 |
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