RIDESHARING: TWO BODIES ARE BETTER THAN ONE

The fuel-saving potential of ridesharing is impressive. Los Angeles saved 2.3 million gallons of gasoline and reduced emissions by 3 million pounds, as well as saved $4 million saved by car and vanpools. Carpools are the easiest form of ridesharing and offers the greatest flexibility. Vanpools are most often organized by employers and have been reported to be convenient and successful. The number of vanpool or ride matching services is growing. Some local governments are providing incentives for ridesharing such as free downtown parking for carpools, and park and ride lots for vanpools. Recent gasoline regulations establish vanpools as priority users and expand the options that state offices and vanpooling groups have in obtaining gas during shortages. Staff on a vanpool fuel information line managed for DOE's Ridesharing program by SRI International can respond to inquiries on vanpool fuel allocations. They monitor regulatory issues, the development of gas rationing plans, and state actions which affect vanpool allocations.

• Corporate Authors:

  Department of Energy

  Office of Consumer Affairs
  Washington, DC  United States  20585
• Authors:
  • Moore, A
• Publication Date: 1980-9

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 16-18
• Serial:
  • Energy Consumer
  • Publisher: Department of Energy

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Carpools; Cost allocation; Energy conservation; Fuels; Gravitation; Incentives; Information dissemination; Monitoring; Park and ride; Parking; Rationing; Regulations; Ridesharing; Vanpools
• Old TRIS Terms: Allocations; Gravitational methods
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Energy; Environment; Highways; Law; Planning and Forecasting; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00322694
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 21 1981 12:00AM