Thread: Driving an electric vehicle can generate less GHG than cycling
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Old 07-21-15 | 08:04 PM
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Originally Posted by 350htrr
Wouldn't the Prius need 1,250 gallons to travel the same miles as the bike? a ratio of 5 to1 in distance...?
I was responding to your suggested comparison of 20 years of riding the bike VS 1 year of driving the Prius.
Originally Posted by 350htrr
I suspect I can ride my bike for 20 years and have less of an impact on the world than driving my Prius C for 1 year
If you want to do a per mile comparison using the same assumption, the bike comes out ahead if there is one person in the Prius, but a Prius with two occupants is slightly more fuel efficient than two cyclists.
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