Comments on: Weight and per person fuel consumption http://blog.autospeed.com/2007/06/02/weight-and-per-person-fuel-consumption/ AutoSpeed's Blog. Opinion and Auto News Comment Thu, 12 Nov 2009 06:48:43 +1100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Atul http://blog.autospeed.com/2007/06/02/weight-and-per-person-fuel-consumption/comment-page-1/#comment-7235 Atul Fri, 16 Nov 2007 22:47:07 +0000 http://blog.autospeed.com/2007/06/02/weight-and-per-person-fuel-consumption/#comment-7235 I've thought about this as well. Diesel trucks get great fuel economy per pound and in some segments, they carry nearly full loads, (80,000 lbs) for regular on-highway trucks here in the U.S. As for fuel economy per person, one must consider that every additional person in your family imposes an environmental consequence higher than that of having only one person in a given vehicle that seat multiple people. Atul I’ve thought about this as well. Diesel trucks get great fuel economy per pound and in some segments, they carry nearly full loads, (80,000 lbs) for regular on-highway trucks here in the U.S.

As for fuel economy per person, one must consider that every additional person in your family imposes an environmental consequence higher than that of having only one person in a given vehicle that seat multiple people.

Atul

]]> By: Peter http://blog.autospeed.com/2007/06/02/weight-and-per-person-fuel-consumption/comment-page-1/#comment-6835 Peter Thu, 15 Nov 2007 05:28:38 +0000 http://blog.autospeed.com/2007/06/02/weight-and-per-person-fuel-consumption/#comment-6835 http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2007/11/15/1194766810104.html - seems airliners don't approach maximum payload weight as often as we'd think. http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2007/11/15/1194766810104.html – seems airliners don’t approach maximum payload weight as often as we’d think.

]]> By: Bob Wilson http://blog.autospeed.com/2007/06/02/weight-and-per-person-fuel-consumption/comment-page-1/#comment-4254 Bob Wilson Wed, 24 Oct 2007 09:17:25 +0000 http://blog.autospeed.com/2007/06/02/weight-and-per-person-fuel-consumption/#comment-4254 I've long suspected that roller-blades to the local bus stop is a good start. If the bus isn't there, keep rolling to the next stop until the bus approaches. But the other alternative, it to carry a laptop. Depending upon one's work, having a laptop extends the office so the morning and evening commute is an extension of the work day. Until we get self-driving cars, the car commute is interesting but not terribly productive time of the day. Bob Wilson I’ve long suspected that roller-blades to the local bus stop is a good start. If the bus isn’t there, keep rolling to the next stop until the bus approaches. But the other alternative, it to carry a laptop.

Depending upon one’s work, having a laptop extends the office so the morning and evening commute is an extension of the work day. Until we get self-driving cars, the car commute is interesting but not terribly productive time of the day.

Bob Wilson

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