Re: Bicycle+person energy efficiency figures

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From: ethan miller
Date: Mon, 15 Jun 1992 17:27

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Break~In article <1992Jun10.181441.6511@CSD-NewsHost.Stanford.EDU> vaf@Valinor.Stanford.EDU (Vince Fuller) writes:
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=>Given the above-requested calorie content of a gallon of gas, along
=>with the fuel efficiency rating of a car, equivalent figures can
=>easily be calculated (some adjustment may need to be made for very
=>short trips, given the known efficiencies of car operation for such
=>trips).

The bicycle benefit is even more than just the energy savings for
propulstion, since a person sitting in a car still consumes energy at
the rate of 1.5 - 2 Cal/min.

ethan
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