Energy Consumption of Passenger Land Transport Modes

Pedro J. Pérez-Martínez and Iván A. Sorba

Energy & Environment, 2010, vol. 21, issue 6, 577-600

Abstract: This paper shows how the methodologies used in current practice might lead to an underestimation of energy consumption by different passenger transport modes, and also offers recommendations for improvements to these methodologies. The first recommendation is related to energy consumption rates. The studies reviewed use traditional energy consumption rates based on transportation demand, such as kilowatts-hour per vehicle-kilometre or kilowatts-hour per passenger-kilometre, and include other rates based on transportation supply which might prove useful. Second, energy consumption rates are dependent on factors, and the introduction of homogeneous units which are independent of these factors therefore offers a significant improvement when comparing transport modes. Third, the use of a vehicle energy consumption equation will improve the quality of the assessments. Fourth, we propose that the coefficients which define the energy consumption equation should be broken down to determine market niches and sources for improvements in energy consumption in the vehicle categories.

Keywords: consumption equation; energy efficiency; equivalent seat; Spain (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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DOI: 10.1260/0958-305X.21.6.577

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