TRANSPORT ENERGY USE ARGUMENTS QUESTIONED

A study of pollution and energy use by transportation has found that the automobile is not as it is frequently thought to be. The study which focused on the load factor in transportation, found that the automobile with a nationwide average of 2.2 persons has a load factor of 25 to 30 percent while on buses and electric transit, it is somewhat less. Statistical performance records, however, show that the urban bus is roughly twice as energy efficient as the typical auto. The main reason for this is that buses use high-pressure tires and are powered by efficient diesel engines. It is suggested that the energy efficiency of autos with small engines and high pressure tires would be almost equal to that of buses.

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  International Road Federation

  525 School Street, SW
  Washington, DC  United States  20024
• Publication Date: 1976-3

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 8
• Serial:
  • World Highways/Routes du Monde
  • Volume: 27
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: Route One Publishing Limited
  • ISSN: 0964-4598
  • Serial URL: http://www.worldhighways.com

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automobiles; Bus transportation; Diesel engines; Electric vehicles; Energy; Fuel consumption; Load factor; Performance; Pollution; Pressure; Public transit; Tires; Transportation
• Uncontrolled Terms: High pressure
• Subject Areas: Energy; Research; Transportation (General);

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00139348
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 16 1981 12:00AM