Passenger Miles Per Gallon for King County Metro Bus
Varies by How Many Passengers Ride on a Route
Passenger Miles Per Gallon of Diesel
120.0
100.0
80.0
60.0
40.0
Average Passenger Miles
per Gallon is 43.9
20.0
Data Source is King County Metro Transit spreadsheet of performance by route.
Calculated 3.06 revenue miles per gallon of diesel is an average calculated from
system wide average in 2009. Chart by John Niles, Center for Advanced
Transportation Solutions.
0.0
0.00
10.00
20.00
30.00
40.00
50.00
60.00
Rides Per Trip on the Route
70.00
80.00
90.00
BTU per Passenger Mile for Cars in USA
Has Improved Relative to Transit Buses
10,000
9,000
8,000
7,000
6,000
5,000
4,000
3,000
2,000
1,000
0
Data source is Table 2.13 in the USDOE Transportation Energy Book, 2010 edition.
Chart prepared by John Niles, Center for Advanced Transportation Solutions
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Cars
Light trucks
Transit buses