Comments on: Travel Efficiency http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/02/travel-efficiency/ Macro Perspective on the Capital Markets, Economy, Geopolitics, Technology, and Digital Media Sun, 21 Mar 2010 04:24:25 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Mark E Hoffer http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/02/travel-efficiency/comment-page-1/#comment-148604 Mark E Hoffer Thu, 26 Feb 2009 11:12:03 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=20067#comment-148604 well, transport of goods, rather than peeps, consumes a great chunk of our total demand. with that, we should continue to subsidize OTR haulers, grandstand about 'bullet trains', support 'light-rail', and keep the lid on CNG vehicles.. w/ the Audacity of Hope we can Stay the Course.. well, transport of goods, rather than peeps, consumes a great chunk of our total demand.

with that, we should continue to subsidize OTR haulers, grandstand about ‘bullet trains’, support ‘light-rail’, and keep the lid on CNG vehicles..

w/ the Audacity of Hope we can Stay the Course..

]]> By: donna http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/02/travel-efficiency/comment-page-1/#comment-148566 donna Thu, 26 Feb 2009 01:03:57 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=20067#comment-148566 Well, when we're traveling 350 miles, we almost always stop for burgers or something in the van, so it's a bit more than what's shown, really... But I can carry seven passengers, eight if everyone squeezes in real tight... Well, when we’re traveling 350 miles, we almost always stop for burgers or something in the van, so it’s a bit more than what’s shown, really…

But I can carry seven passengers, eight if everyone squeezes in real tight…

]]> By: mblank http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/02/travel-efficiency/comment-page-1/#comment-148468 mblank Wed, 25 Feb 2009 17:30:17 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=20067#comment-148468 deanscamaro: If you look at those charts, above the car stacks of gasoline it has dotted lines showing where the efficiency cuts off for 1, 2, and 4 passengers. For the SUV, 1 passenger is the 17 cans of gas, the 2 passenger line cuts off at 9 cans of gas, and 4 people is 4 cans of gas. So it does take into account the different load levels for the vehicles and compiles them into a single bar. deanscamaro: If you look at those charts, above the car stacks of gasoline it has dotted lines showing where the efficiency cuts off for 1, 2, and 4 passengers. For the SUV, 1 passenger is the 17 cans of gas, the 2 passenger line cuts off at 9 cans of gas, and 4 people is 4 cans of gas. So it does take into account the different load levels for the vehicles and compiles them into a single bar.

]]> By: deanscamaro http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/02/travel-efficiency/comment-page-1/#comment-148440 deanscamaro Wed, 25 Feb 2009 15:19:25 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=20067#comment-148440 Talk about showing only part of the meaningful data! The cruise ship is probably always full (just guessing), but the SUV many times carries less than its capacity. The bicycle is ALWAYS fully loaded, while the sedan is hardly ever fully loaded, etc. etc. etc. Show that part of the data and it even get worse. Talk about showing only part of the meaningful data! The cruise ship is probably always full (just guessing), but the SUV many times carries less than its capacity. The bicycle is ALWAYS fully loaded, while the sedan is hardly ever fully loaded, etc. etc. etc. Show that part of the data and it even get worse.

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