• jarfil@beehaw.org
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    9 months ago

    Fully loaded, there isn’t that much difference between a private jet, a limo, a car, light aircraft, ultralight, motorbike, train, or low range commercial jet.

    • -, bus, ~100…300mpg/pp
    • Commercial jet, -, ~60…120mpg/pp
    • Ultralight, motorbike, train, ~50mpg/pp
    • Light aircraft, car, ~15…60mpg/pp
    • Private jet, limo, ~5…50mpg/pp
    • Fighter jet, monster truck, ~0.5mpg/pp

    The more passengers, the more efficient.

    To reduce carbon emissions, the best choices are:

    1. Bicycles
    2. Buses
    3. Commercial jets
    4. Trains, motorbikes, ultralight aircrafts

    While the first to ban would be:

    1. Cars with fewer than 4 people
    2. Empty limos
    3. Fighter jets

    Cars with just the driver, are by far the largest source of carbon emissions from people transportation.