ENERGY SAVING BY INCREASING THE LOAD FACTOR IN PUBLIC TRANSPORT

ENERGISPARING VED OEKT BELEGG I KOLLEKTIV TRANSPORT

Measures that increase the load factor in public transport can reduce energy consumption. The potential energy savings seem--however--to be rather small. A better matching of capacity to demand is feasible from a technical point of view, but will usually be too costly. Reducing the supply of public transport services on a larger scale, will--on the other hand--hardly find public support. Using fares policy to dampen demand fluctuations is a possibility that should be tired out, but it is difficult to quantify the likely effects.

• Corporate Authors:

  Norwegian Institute of Transport Economics

  Gransesvingen 7, P.O. Box 6110, Etterstad
  Oslo,   Norway  N-0602
• Authors:
  • Larsen, O I
• Publication Date: 1984-7

Language

• Norwegian

Media Info

• Pagination: 56 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Energy conservation; Load factor; Pricing; Public transit; Service discontinuance
• Old TRIS Terms: Operating strategies
• Subject Areas: Economics; Energy; Environment; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00392948
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 29 1985 12:00AM