Power Source Efficiency, Miles per Gallon (a)
| | Bus | Trolleybus |
| ELECTRIC POWER (b) |
0.51 |
0.18 |
| DIESEL |
3.65 |
NA |
COMPRESSED
NATURAL GAS |
2.40 |
NA |
| GASOLINE |
5.35 |
NA |
LIQUIFIED NATURAL
GAS |
1.84 |
NA |
| PROPANE |
2.36 | NA |
Source: Federal Transit Administration, 2004 National Transit Database
Minor bus power sources: bio-diesel -- 4.92, kerosene -- 3.68.
(a) Computed using total annual miles and total annual gallons and kilowatt hours of reporting systems. "NA" for little or no data available.
(b) Miles per kilowatt hour.
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