Engineering:Passenger miles per gallon
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Passenger miles per gallon (PMPG) is a metric to evaluate the energy efficiency of a vehicle or transportation mode.[1] The PMPG can be obtained by multiplying the miles per gallon of fuel (MPG) by either the passenger capacity or the average occupancy.[2] The occupancy of personal vehicles is typically lower than capacity by a considerable degree [3][4] and thus the values computed based on capacity and on occupancy will often be quite different.
See also
- Energy efficiency in transportation
- Fuel economy in automobiles
References
- ↑ "US Railroad Passenger Miles Per Gallon". Archived from the original on March 15, 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20070315152230/http://www.railway-technical.com/US-fuel-paper.html. Retrieved May 2, 2007.
- ↑ "Example calculations (Colorado State Exam)". Archived from the original on September 10, 2006. https://web.archive.org/web/20060910053106/http://ncvecs.colostate.edu/C3/AppendC.htm. Retrieved May 2, 2007.
- ↑ "Vehicle Occupancy per Vehicle Mile by Daily Trip Purpose". http://www.bts.gov/publications/highlights_of_the_2001_national_household_travel_survey/html/table_a14.html. Retrieved May 2, 2007.
- ↑ "Vehicle Occupancy Per Vehicle Mile by Time of Day and Weekend Status". http://www.bts.gov/publications/highlights_of_the_2001_national_household_travel_survey/html/table_a15.html. Retrieved May 2, 2007.
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