More Ecologically Sound
Coach travel is more ecologically sound than planes, trains and passenger cars. Thanks to emerging technology, coaches run cleaner engines, use alternative fuels, and reduce emissions.
Clean Fuel Technology
Today's clean bio-diesel systems are so finely calibrated that any biodiesel fuel blend must come from the highest quality blend stock --soybeans-- the gold standard for biodiesel.
Green Machines
Green Machines
The motorcoach industry is paving the road to a cleaner, greener continent. Many motorcoaches rely on a diesel particulate filter and the use of ultra low sulfur fuel. This technology lowers particulate matter, commonly known as black smoke, by 90 percent.
We take pride in demonstrating that the transportation industry is not the enemy on the road, but instead, a solution to take thousands of vehicles off the road each year.
Did You Know?
- Motorcoaches have the lowest carbon footprint compared to all other modes of transportation.
- Switching to motorcoach travel for the 12,500 miles traveled annually by the average automobile would reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 4.3 tons per automobile annually.
- Motorcoaches are the most fuel-efficient transportation mode in North America when measured in terms of passenger miles per gallon of fuel.
- Motorcoaches provide 184 passenger miles per gallon of fuel; single-occupant automobiles, in contrast, achieve 28 passenger miles per gallon.
- Average transit buses achieve 32-passenger MPG, airlines achieve 42 passenger MPG, and commuter rail achieves 86 passenger MPG
- Carbon dioxide emissions are reduced by an average of 85% per passenger mile for every person who chooses motorcoach travel instead of driving alone.
- Motorcoaches emit the least carbon dioxide (CO2) per passenger mile when compared to other vehicles, and are on average 6 times more energy and fuel-efficient than single occupancy automobiles.
- Motorcoaches are 3 times more efficient in reducing CO2 output when compared to commuter rail, and 5 times more efficient than transit buses.
All motorcoach statistics cited were derived from complete studies found on www.buses.org
