ENERGY-INTENSIVENESS OF TRANSPORTATION

Historical, present, and possible future patterns of energy consumption in the transportation sector are examined for intercity freight and passenger traffic and for urban passenger traffic. The energy-efficiencies among the various transport modes are quite variable. Airplanes are relatively inefficient; cars and trucks are slightly more efficient; and railroads, waterways, pipelines, mass transit, and buses are quite efficient. The energy implications of changes in modal mix for freight and passenger transport are explored using two hypothetical futures.

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  American Society of Civil Engineers

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• Authors:
  • Hirst, A
• Publication Date: 1973-2

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 111-122
• Serial:
  • Journal of Transportation Engineering
  • Volume: 99
  • Issue Number: TE1
  • Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
  • ISSN: 0733-947X
  • Serial URL: https://ascelibrary.org/journal/jtepbs

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Energy conservation; Energy consumption; Energy resources; Fuel consumption; Passenger transportation; Rapid transit
• Uncontrolled Terms: Energy crisis
• Subject Areas: Energy; Environment; Passenger Transportation; Public Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00046380
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: American Society of Civil Engineers
• Report/Paper Numbers: 9558 Proceeding
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 18 1981 12:00AM