Transportation Mode * USA - Buses Named The Most Fuel-Efficient
The report showed that motor coaches offered 148.4 passenger miles per gallon in 2004 - This figure shows that the mode of transportation is doing its share in the reduction of fuel consumption of the countryUSA -pwaafro -August 29, 2007: -- Nathan Associates, a consulting firm, announced that buses are the most fuel-efficient transportation mode in the United States. According to the study, the second most fuel efficient sector is inter-city trains which provided 74.1 passenger miles per gallon. Air carriers meanwhile also offered 40.9 passenger miles per gallon. Automobiles only achieved 35.4 passenger miles per gallon for the same year... The American Bus Association President, Peter J. Pantuso, has this to say about the result of the study: As energy conservation and environmental issues take center stage in Congress and with the traveling public, the motor coach industry is proud to be the leader in transportation fuel efficiency... While most buses today are running on petroleum diesel, their switch to biodiesel is forthcoming. This means that the sector can increase their efficiency and at the same time take care of the environment... According to the study, the motor coach transportation service industry is the number one people mover. In 2005 the industry carried 631,000,000 passengers in the United States and Canada alone. The motor coach transportation service industry carries one-fourth more passengers than the airline industry and twice more than Amtrak and commuter rail combined...
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