Passenger mile per gallon
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
References
- ^ "US Railroad Passenger Miles Per Gallon". Archived from the original on March 15, 2007. Retrieved May 2, 2007.
- ^ "Example calculations (Colorado State Exam)". Retrieved May 2, 2007.
- ^ "Vehicle Occupancy per Vehicle Mile by Daily Trip Purpose". Retrieved May 2, 2007.
- ^ "Vehicle Occupancy Per Vehicle Mile by Time of Day and Weekend Status". Retrieved May 2, 2007.