THE ENERGY NEEDS OF TRANSPORT

The author discusses the need for a statement on future transport energy supplies, so that research and development of new vehicles can proceed. Economies should be introduced to minimise the demand for oil-based products and provision made to meet a possible shortfall in energy by the year 2000. Operating costs are compared for road, rail and air transport modes. An equation is derived which is designed to evaluate the economics of changing a vehicle for one of lower energy consumption. A number of measures are discussed which can reduce vehicle energy consumption such as aerodynamics, route planning, journey timing, incentives for energy efficient modes, and, encouragement of high maintenance standards. It is concluded that the long-term objective must be a higher gdp for a smaller increase in transport energy consumption.

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• Authors:
  • Cheeseman, I C
• Publication Date: 1980-3-4

Media Info

• Features: Tables;
• Pagination: p. 9-13
• Serial:
  • Transport: Research Journal of Vilnius Gediminas Technical University and Lithuanian Academy of Sciences
  • Volume: 1
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: Vilnius Gediminas Technical University
  • ISSN: 1648-4142
  • EISSN: 1648-3480

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aerodynamics; Aircraft; Competition; Demand; Development; Economic factors; Economics; Energy; Energy conservation; Energy consumption; Evaluation and assessment; Fuel consumption; Highways; Mathematical models; Operating costs; Railroad transportation; Research; Transportation; Transportation modes; Transportation planning; Vehicle dynamics; Vehicle maintenance; Vehicles
• Uncontrolled Terms: Research and development
• Old TRIS Terms: Energy intensiveness
• ITRD Terms: 1258: Aircraft; 285: Demand (econ); 263: Economics of transport; 213: Energy; 212: Energy conservation; 9020: Evaluation (assessment); 2755: Highway; 6473: Mathematical model; 221: Operating costs; 1173: Rail bound transport; 1155: Transport; 1255: Vehicle
• Subject Areas: Economics; Energy; Planning and Forecasting; Research; Transportation (General); Vehicles and Equipment; I10: Economics and Administration; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00323349
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 19 1981 12:00AM