How Green is Motorcoach Travel?
Question & Answer with Pamela Wolff from the Motorcoach Council
Toronto, February 18, 2011 - Pamela Wolff, the Director of Strategic Alliances and Industry Partnerships for the Motorcoach Council answers a few questions about motorcoach travel and how you can limit your impact on the environment when you travel.
1. What’s the environmental impact of traveling by motorcoach?
Motorcoach travel is the most environmentally friendly form of transportation available, the greenest way to travel in North America. Motorcoaches currently provide over 206 passenger miles per gallon of fuel compared to 92 passenger MPG for commuter rail, 44 passenger MPG for domestic air carrier, and 27 MPG for single passenger automobiles. Each motorcoach has the potential to take 55 cars off the road reducing congestion, saving fuel, and limiting emissions.
2. How can the average traveler incorporate motorcoaches into their travel plans?
Motorcoaches offer comfortable seating with much more head and leg room than the average airplane, amenities such as DVD and MP3 players, Wifi connectivity, card playing tables and onboard washrooms all make bus travel more appealing in today’s market.
3. What’s on the horizon for motorcoaches and sustainability?
Greener engines, hybrid vehicles, bio diesel all exist now but will become more and more widespread in usage. One of the most important developments, in my opinion, will be a green certification for passenger vehicles which will clearly spell out to the consumer the efficiency of their transportation choices
4. Can you explain the difference between passenger miles/gallon and miles/gallon?
Miles per gallon (MPG) is the distance a vehicle travels on a gallon of fuel. Passenger miles per gallon is determined by multiplying the MPG by the average number of passengers on any given type of transportation. Passenger miles per gallon is a metric typically used to determine the energy efficiency of a vehicle or type of transportation.
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