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Originally Posted by WTFM8
I know this serves to prove very little, but there are more efficient ways to haul a large group around than a suburban.
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Very true and another thing to consider is how impractical it is to fill up a vehicle to full occupancy. Getting 4 passengers together is a lot easier than getting 7 passengers together. Therefore, a lower occupancy vehicle will be more likely to operate at peak efficiency than a higher occupancy vehicle.
High occupancy also kills the value of a car...personal freedom.
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Originally Posted by Chris D.
do you mean Miles Per Tank? MPT?
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He means MPG per person. For example: a bus that gets 5 MPG and carries 30 people will have the same overall efficiency as a single-occupant car getting 150 MPG.
5 MPG x 30 people = 150 Persons MPG
150MPG x 1 person = 150 Persons MPG
While a bus gets less mileage, it can carry more people over a given distance. If passenger miles are what really matters, then basing efficiency in passenger miles is a more realistic assessment of a vehicles overall efficiency. You can see a single-occupancy vehicle is actually pretty inefficient.
Clear as mud?
- LostCause