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Per pound of cargo I'm sure the delivery truck is way more energy efficient if it's relatively full.

• mikeash 11y ago
  Per pound per mile, I'm sure it is. But most packages get driven way farther than they need to be, since one truck is out all day dropping off packages. Per pound per delivery, I'd bet the truck loses.
  • baddox 11y ago
    That's a good point, and a lot harder to estimate since there are probably a wide variety of routes that a package might take.
  • seizethecheese 11y ago
    Interesting. The counter-point to this would be that the drone needs to take a return trip for each package, whereas the delivery truck is able to "batch." Not sure which effect dominates.