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It'd be interesting to see how a daily commute compares to a once a quarter flight. I used to drive 40 miles a day in my commute. Roughly 10k miles/yr. A flight
by phamilton 4y ago
It'd be interesting to see how a daily commute compares to a once a quarter flight. I used to drive 40 miles a day in my commute. Roughly 10k miles/yr. A flight to a centrally located place in the US will be about 3k round trip if everyone lives on the coasts (worst case scenario). Are 3k air miles better or worse than 10k car miles?
- slaw 4y agoLong haul airplane uses on average per passenger 3.2l/100km which is 73.5 US mpg. So 3k air miles are 1k 25mpg car miles. https://blog.openairlines.com/how-much-fuel-per-passenger-an-aircraft-is-consuming https://blog.openairlines.com/how-much-fuel-per-passenger-an...
- Tijdreiziger 4y agoHmm, that’s an interesting viewpoint. I guess there is a significant share of people that would otherwise commute by internal combustion vehicle. For a true comparison you’d also have to take into account the transport mix (walking/transit/EV/ICE) and average distance travelled. Someone in Paris might be likely to commute by transit, but someone in northern Finland might be more likely to use a car.