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Source: https://www.ucsusa.org/clean-vehicles/getting-there-greener https://www.ucsusa.org/clean-vehicles/getting-there-greener Turns out motor coaches (e.g. G
by Transfinity 7y ago
Source: https://www.ucsusa.org/clean-vehicles/getting-there-greener https://www.ucsusa.org/clean-vehicles/getting-there-greener
Turns out motor coaches (e.g. Greyhound busses) are the most efficient at pretty much any distance.
- morsch 7y agoTheir number for travel by rail: 0.37 - 0.43 pound of CO2 emissions per passenger-mile. Germany's department of environment number for travel by rail: 38 gram/kilometer = 0.13 pound per passenger mile. (Source (German): https://www.vcd.org/fileadmin/_processed_/8/9/csm_Emissionen-Verkehrstraeger-Vergleich_UBA_2018_281415f86d.png https://www.vcd.org/fileadmin/_processed_/8/9/csm_Emissionen...)
- lutorm 7y agoYeah, electrified rail is by far the most energy-efficient way of transportation. How that translates to CO2 emission of course depends on how the electricity is made.