Maps and Data - Average Per-Passenger Fuel Economy of Various Travel Modes
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Vehicles: AFVs and HEVs
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AFV Acquisitions by Regulated Fleets (by Fleet Type)
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AFV Acquisitions by Regulated Fleets (by Fuel Type)
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AFV and HEV Model Offerings, By Manufacturer
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ARRA Electrification Projects
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Annual Vehicle Credits Earned and Used by Regulated Fleets
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BioFuels Atlas
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Biodiesel Purchases by EPAct-Regulated Fleets
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Clean Cities Alternative Fuel and Advanced Vehicle Inventory
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Clean Cities Petroleum Savings by AFV Type
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Exemptions from EPAct by Regulated Fleets
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Light-Duty AFV, HEV, and Diesel Model Offerings, By Fuel Type
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On-Road AFVs Made Available by Year
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TransAtlas
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Types of Vehicles by Weight Class
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U.S. HEV Sales by Model
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U.S. Transit Buses by Fuel Type
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Vehicle Credits Traded by Regulated Fleets
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Vehicle Weight Classes & Categories
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Vehicles: Fuel Consumption and Efficiency
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Average Annual Fuel Use of Major Vehicle Categories
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Average Annual Vehicle Miles Traveled of Major Vehicle Categories
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Average Fuel Economy at Different Road Grades
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Average Fuel Economy of Major Vehicle Categories
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Average Per-Passenger Fuel Economy of Various Travel Modes
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Clean Cities Petroleum Savings by Fuel Economy and VMT Reductions
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Average Per-Passenger Fuel Economy of Various Travel Modes
Intercity Rail | Airlines | Transit Rail | Motorcycles | Commuter Rail | Cars | Light trucks | Transit Buses | Demand response** | |
pmpGGE | 55.0807240704501 | 50.8535310620434 | 50.5927131336406 | 48.7056012631929 | 44.5343848580442 | 38.5930411467153 | 33.8159595518191 | 31.4601451666117 | 8.53498511904762 |
Source: Oak Ridge National Laboratory Transportation Energy Data Book 33, Table 2.12.
Notes: *Fuel use is measured in gasoline-gallon equivalents (GGEs), representing a quantity of fuel or electricity with the same energy content as a gallon of gasoline. Rail is powered by electricity to a large extent.
This chart shows average per-passenger fuel economy of various modes of passenger travel. All forms of rail achieve relatively high values due to high ridership and energy efficiency of rail transport. Airlines are an increasingly efficient form of transport as more passengers are fit onto planes and ticketing software fills most planes to capacity. Motorcycles achieve a high number of passenger miles per gallon, owing to very high fuel efficiency. Transit buses are not very efficient at their current ridership rates, where, on average, a given bus is less than 25% full. Demand response vehicles are the least efficient, because they need to use fuel just to get to the passenger.
** Includes passenger cars, vans, and small buses operating in response to calls from passengers to a dispatcher.
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