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From the article: "In the US: Cars are generally more efficient than trains when there are 2 or more people traveling." That's rare. The vast majority of traff
by manigandham 7y ago
From the article: "In the US: Cars are generally more efficient than trains when there are 2 or more people traveling."
That's rare. The vast majority of traffic is 1 person per car, which completely changes the results here to make it worse than the rest.
- chicagobob 7y agoThe blended 2017 US average is 1.54 people per car, source: https://www.energy.gov/eere/vehicles/articles/fotw-1040-july-30-2018-average-vehicle-occupancy-remains-unchanged-2009-2017 https://www.energy.gov/eere/vehicles/articles/fotw-1040-july...