ENERGY REQUIREMENTS FOR PASSENGER GROUND TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

A STUDY IS MADE OF THE AMOUNT OF ENERGY EXPENDED BY AN INDIVIDUAL TRAVELING BY DIFFERENT GROUND TRANSPORTATION MODES. THREE TYPICAL TRIPS ARE EXAMINED, NAMELY: THE INTRAURBAN COMMUTE, THE SUBURBAN/URBAN COMMUTE, AND THE INTERCITY TRIP. THE STUDY BEGINS WITH A LOOK INTO THE CURRENT AND POTENTIAL TRANSPORTATION ENERGY RESOURCE SITUATION, FOLLOWED BY A PRESENTATION OF THE TRANSPORTATION/ENERGY EFFICIENCIES OF A WIDE VARIETY OF GROUND TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS. FINALLY, A BREAKDOWN OF THE ENERGY CONSUMED BY AN INDIVIDUAL MAKING THE THREE TYPICAL TRIPS IS PRESENTED. A VARIETY OF MULTIMODAL TRIPS ARE COMPARED WITH SINGLE MODAL TRIPS FROM THE BASIS OF ENERGY CONSUMED.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • TECH PAPER 73-ICT-24
• Corporate Authors:

  American Society of Mechanical Engineers

  Two Park Avenue
  New York, NY  United States  10016-5990
• Authors:
  • Goss, W P
  • Mcgowan, J G
• Publication Date: 1973-9

Media Info

• Pagination: 15 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Commuting; Dissipation; Economic efficiency; Economics; Energy; Energy resources; Mode choice; Natural resources; Systems analysis; Transportation
• Uncontrolled Terms: Efficiency; Energy crisis
• Old TRIS Terms: Modal selection; Transportation system analysis
• Subject Areas: Economics; Energy; Safety and Human Factors; Transportation (General);

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00224525
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 27 1974 12:00AM