3 ms·

Yeah, seems to be a common misinterpretation of this Scientific American article from the 70s (only unlocked source i could find) https://cdn.antymateria.com/wp

• ummonk 4y ago
  Thanks yeah. Even ignoring the claim that it's the most efficient per mass, even on a per passenger basis there appear to be modern rail lines that beat velomobiles (let alone bicycles) for energy expenditure per passenger-mile.
  • cycomanic 4y ago
    I think this is getting into somewhat nitpick territory. If we include per passenger we could just use bikes with 10 riders (extreme tandems). On a flat road the increase of energy for more people is very minor so you can just divide by the number of people.
    • IshKebab 4y ago
      Yeah but that's basically what a peleton is but without the bikes being physically connected.
      • cycomanic 4y ago
        Point taken. Although the original statement was about single bikes.