Thursday, April 24, 2008

Transportation's Different Energy Efficiency

by Vinny

Ever wonder whether taking your car instead of the bus will save you energy? At this website you can see all the statistics. They measure how many passengers can fit in each mode of transportation, then figure that with the miles per gallon of the vehicle. It comes up with some interesting results, including the trolleybus being better than the Toyota Prius and a light motorcycle. The numbers do vary significantly by how many passengers can be on that mode, so the train did win because trains carry more people. This is a very interesting site.

No comments: