Examples of Fuel Savings to a Person Commuting
to Work on Public Transportation
|
LENGTH OF TRIP |
MILES TRAVELED PER YEAR (a) |
ANNUAL FUEL SAVINGS, GALLONS
BASED ON FOLLOWING FUEL EFFICIENCIES |
|
15 MILES PER GALLON |
20 MILES PER GALLON |
25 MILES PER GALLON |
30 MILES PER GALLON |
35 MILES PER GALLON |
40 MILES PER GALLON |
|
2 miles |
944 |
62.9 |
47.2 |
37.8 |
31.5 |
27.0 |
23.6 |
|
5 miles |
2,360 |
157.3 |
118.0 |
94.4 |
78.7 |
67.4 |
59.0 |
|
10 miles |
4,720 |
314.7 |
236.0 |
188.8 |
157.3 |
134.9 |
118.0 |
|
20 miles |
9,440 |
629.3 |
472.0 |
377.6 |
314.7 |
269.7 |
236.0 |
|
30 miles |
14,160 |
944.0 |
708.0 |
566.4 |
472.0 |
404.6 |
354.0 |
|
40 miles |
18,880 |
1,258.7 |
944.0 |
755.2 |
629.3 |
539.4 |
472.0 |
|
50 miles |
23,600 |
1,573.3 |
1,180.0 |
944.0 |
786.7 |
674.3 |
590.0 |
|
60 miles |
28,320 |
1,888.0 |
1,416.0 |
1,132.8 |
944.0 |
809.1 |
708.0 |
(a) Based on 472 trips per year: 365 days minus 52 Saturdays minus 52 Sundays minus 7 holidays minus 10 days vacation minus 8 days sick leave times 2 trips per day.
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