Gerhard,

20km/l seems very efficient. I get 15km/l out of a small 3 cylindar 
1000cc motor (1987 vintage) . I can't see modern engines being that
much more efficient

But I may be wrong --- again
RP

On 08/05/06, Gerhard Fiedler <lists@connectionbrazil.com> wrote:
> Harold Hallikainen wrote:
>
> > By the way, does anyone have a feel for the passenger miles per gallon (or
> > passenger kilometers per liter) for a 50 passenger bus that's full? I
> > assume fuel usage does not vary a whole lot with the number of passengers.
> > It'd be interesting to know how many passengers we need to be more
> > efficient than a car with one person or a car with two people.
>
> About 3 km/l, it seems:
>
> http://www.bts.gov/publications/national_transportation_statistics/2003/html/table_04_15_m.html
>
> The average European car makes around 20 km/l, the average US car around 10
> km/l. That would need an average of 4 to 8 passengers in the bus.
>
> Gerhard
>
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