Inspired by a story in
The Guardian about a more efficient plane design, I have combined some figures from that article with some from the esteemed
Wikipedia to produce an easily-digestible chart of the fuel efficiency of various forms of transport.
(Higher values indicate more efficient.)
Passenger miles per gallon
| aeroplane | 50 |
| bus (national) | 98 |
| Toyota Prius | 144 |
| train | 182 |
| walking | 235 |
| cycling | 653 |
Now, can we have more bike paths, please?