Motorcoaches and Bemidji Bus Line - The Greenest Transportation Choice
Motorcoaches are the most fuel-efficient transportation mode in the United States when measured in terms of passenger miles per gallon of fuel.
The motorcoach industry provided 184.4 passenger miles per gallon of fuel in 2006, more than six times that of a single passenger automobile at 27.7 passenger miles per gallon.
On average transit buses achieved 32.5 passenger MPG, air carriers achieved 42.3 passenger MPG, and commuter rail achieved 85.8 passenger MPG.
Motorcoaches emit the least carbon dioxide of any fuel powered mode of transportation per passenger mile and are on average 6 times more energy and fuel efficient then single occupancy automobiles.
For every person who chooses motorcoach travel instead of driving alone, carbon dioxide emissions are reduced by an average of 315 grams per passenger mile.
Switching to motorcoach travel for the 12,500 miles traveled annually by the average automobile would reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 4.3 tons per automobile per year.
Commuter rail produces three times more emissions than motorcoaches, transit buses produce five times more, and single commuters produce almost seven times more than motorcoaches.
Each full motorcoach can take 55 passenger cars from America's highways, mitigating costly congestion and reducing overall carbon emissions and fuel consumption.
