Portland is a PR machine for light rail & streetcar

Here are Some Facts About Portland Oregon          

Volkswagen Jetta4 cyl, 2 L, Automatic (S6), Diesel

29

city

40

hwy

$1009

 

Toyota Yaris4 cyl, 1.5 L, Manual 5-spd, Regular

29

city

36

hwy

$1052

 

Toyota Yaris4 cyl, 1.5 L, Automatic 4-spd, Regular

29

city

35

hwy

$1085

 

MINI Cooper4 cyl, 1.6 L, Manual 6-spd, Premium

28

city

37

hwy

$1160

 

MINI Clubman4 cyl, 1.6 L, Manual 6-spd, Premium

28

city

37

hwy

$1160

 

Honda Fit4 cyl, 1.5 L, Automatic 5-spd, Regular

28

city

35

hwy

$1085

 

Toyota Corolla4 cyl, 1.8 L, Automatic 4-spd, Regular

27

city

35

hwy

$1119

 

Chevrolet Aveo 54 cyl, 1.6 L, Manual 5-spd, Regular

27

city

34

hwy

$1119

 

Pontiac G3 Wave 54 cyl, 1.6 L, Manual 5-spd, Regular

27

city

34

hwy

$1119

 

Chevrolet Aveo4 cyl, 1.6 L, Manual 5-spd, Regular

27

city

34

hwy

$1119

 

Pontiac G3 Wave4 cyl, 1.6 L, Manual 5-spd, Regular

27

city

34

hwy

$1119

 

Kia Rio4 cyl, 1.6 L, Manual 5-spd, Regular

27

city

33

hwy

$1119

 

Honda Fit4 cyl, 1.5 L, Automatic (S5), Regular

27

city

33

hwy

$1119

 

Hyundai Accent4 cyl, 1.6 L, Manual 5-spd, Regular

27

city

33

hwy

$1159

 

Nissan Versa4 cyl, 1.8 L, Automatic (variable gear ratios), Regular

27

city

33

hwy

$1159

 

Scion xD4 cyl, 1.8 L, Manual 5-spd, Regular

27

city

33

hwy

$1159

 

Honda Fit4 cyl, 1.5 L, Manual 5-spd, Regular

27

city

33

hwy

$1159

 

Toyota Corolla4 cyl, 1.8 L, Manual 5-spd, Regular

26

city

35

hwy

$1119

 

Kia Rio4 cyl, 1.6 L, Automatic 4-spd, Regular

26

city

35

hwy

$1119

 

Hyundai Accent4 cyl, 1.6 L, Automatic 4-spd, Regular

26

city

35

hwy

$1159

 

MINI John Cooper Works4 cyl, 1.6 L, Manual 6-spd, Premium

26

city

34

hwy

$1278

 

MINI John Cooper Works Clubman4 cyl, 1.6 L, Manual 6-spd, Premium

26

city

34

hwy

$1278

 

MINI Cooper S4 cyl, 1.6 L, Manual 6-spd, Premium

26

city

34

hwy

$1278

 

Honda Civic4 cyl, 1.8 L, Manual 5-spd, Regular

26

city

34

hwy

$1159

 

MINI Clubman S4 cyl, 1.6 L, Manual 6-spd, Premium

26

city

34

hwy

$1278

 

Scion xD4 cyl, 1.8 L, Automatic 4-spd, Regular

26

city

32

hwy

$1200

 

Nissan Versa4 cyl, 1.8 L, Manual 6-spd, Regular

26

city

31

hwy

$1200

 

Chevrolet Cobalt XFE4 cyl, 2.2 L, Manual 5-spd, Regular

25

city

37

hwy

$1119

 

Pontiac G5 XFE4 cyl, 2.2 L, Manual 5-spd, Regular

25

city

37

hwy

$1119

 

Honda Civic4 cyl, 1.8 L, Automatic 5-spd, Regular

25

city

36

hwy

$1159

 

Pontiac G54 cyl, 2.2 L, Manual 5-spd, Regular

25

city

35

hwy

$1159

 

Pontiac G5 GT4 cyl, 2.2 L, Manual 5-spd, Regular

25

city

35

hwy

$1159

 

Chevrolet Cobalt4 cyl, 2.2 L, Manual 5-spd, Regular

25

city

35

hwy

$1159

 

MINI Cooper4 cyl, 1.6 L, Automatic (S6), Premium

25

city

34

hwy

$1278

 

MINI Clubman4 cyl, 1.6 L, Automatic (S6), Premium

25

city

34

hwy

$1278

 

Chevrolet Aveo 54 cyl, 1.6 L, Automatic 4-spd, Regular

25

city

34

hwy

$1200

 

Pontiac G3 Wave 54 cyl, 1.6 L, Automatic 4-spd, Regular

25

city

34

hwy

$1200

 

Chevrolet Aveo4 cyl, 1.6 L, Automatic 4-spd, Regular

25

city

34

hwy

$1200

 

Pontiac G3 Wave4 cyl, 1.6 L, Automatic 4-spd, Regular

25

city

34

hwy

$1200

 

Honda Civic CNG4 cyl, 1.8 L, Automatic 5-spd, RNG=170, Natural Gas

24

city

36

hwy

$873

 

Ford Focus FWD4 cyl, 2 L, Manual 5-spd, Regular

24

city

35

hwy

$1200

 

Chevrolet Cobalt4 cyl, 2.2 L, Automatic 4-spd, Regular

24

city

33

hwy

$1243

 

Pontiac G54 cyl, 2.2 L, Automatic 4-spd, Regular

24

city

33

hwy

$1243

 

Ford Focus FWD4 cyl, 2 L, Automatic 4-spd, Regular

24

city

33

hwy

$1243

 

Mazda 34 cyl, 2 L, Manual 5-spd, Regular

24

city

32

hwy

$1243

 

Nissan Versa4 cyl, 1.8 L, Automatic 4-spd, Regular

24

city

32

hwy

$1243

 

Nissan Sentra4 cyl, 2.5 L, Automatic (variable gear ratios), Regular

24

city

30

hwy

$1294

 

Pontiac G5 GT4 cyl, 2.2 L, Automatic 4-spd, Regular

23

city

32

hwy

$1294

 

MINI Cooper S4 cyl, 1.6 L, Automatic (S6), Premium

23

city

32

hwy

$1426

 

MINI Clubman S4 cyl, 1.6 L, Automatic (S6), Premium

23

city

32

hwy

$1426

 

Suzuki SX4 Sedan4 cyl, 2 L, Automatic 4-spd, Regular

23

city

31

hwy

$1294

 

Mitsubishi Lancer4 cyl, 2 L, Manual 5-spd, DOHC, Regular

22

city

30

hwy

$1344

 

Toyota Corolla4 cyl, 2.4 L, Manual 5-spd, Regular

22

city

30

hwy

$1344

 

Toyota Corolla4 cyl, 2.4 L, Automatic (S5), Regular

22

city

30

hwy

$1344

 

Chevrolet Cobalt4 cyl, 2 L, Manual 5-spd, Regular

22

city

30

hwy

$1344

 

Mazda 34 cyl, 2 L, Automatic (S4), Regular

22

city

30

hwy

$1344

 

Suzuki SX4 Sedan4 cyl, 2 L, Manual 5-spd, Regular

22

city

30

hwy

$1344

 

Suzuki SX4 Sport4 cyl, 2 L, Automatic 4-spd, Regular

22

city

30

hwy

$1344

 

Volkswagen GTI4 cyl, 2 L, Automatic (S6), Premium

22

city

29

hwy

$1482

 

Volkswagen Jetta4 cyl, 2 L, Automatic (S6), Premium

22

city

29

hwy

$1482

 

Mazda 34 cyl, 2.3 L, Manual 5-spd, Regular

22

city

29

hwy

$1344

 

Suzuki SX4 Sport4 cyl, 2 L, Manual 5-spd, Regular

22

city

29

hwy

$1401

 

Mitsubishi Lancer4 cyl, 2 L, Automatic (variable gear ratios), DOHC, Regular

22

city

28

hwy

$1401

 

Mazda 34 cyl, 2.3 L, Automatic (S5), Regular

22

city

28

hwy

$1401

 

Volkswagen GTI4 cyl, 2 L, Manual 6-spd, Premium

21

city

31

hwy

$1482

 

Volkswagen Jetta4 cyl, 2 L, Manual 6-spd, Premium

21

city

31

hwy

$1482

 

Volkswagen Jetta5 cyl, 2.5 L, Manual 5-spd, Regular

21

city

30

hwy

$1401

 

Volkswagen Rabbit5 cyl, 2.5 L, Manual 5-spd, Regular

21

city

30

hwy

$1401

 

Scion tC4 cyl, 2.4 L, Automatic 4-spd, Regular

21

city

29

hwy

$1401

 

Honda Civic4 cyl, 2 L, Manual 6-spd, Premium

21

city

29

hwy

$1545

 

Nissan Sentra4 cyl, 2.5 L, Manual 6-spd, Premium

21

city

29

hwy

$1545

 

Mitsubishi Lancer4 cyl, 2.4 L, Manual 5-spd, DOHC, Regular

21

city

28

hwy

$1462

 

Mitsubishi Lancer4 cyl, 2.4 L, Automatic (variable gear ratios), DOHC, Regular

21

city

27

hwy

$1462

 

Volkswagen Jetta5 cyl, 2.5 L, Automatic (S6), Regular

20

city

29

hwy

$1401

 

Volkswagen Rabbit5 cyl, 2.5 L, Automatic (S6), Regular

20

city

29

hwy

$1401

 

Volkswagen New Beetle5 cyl, 2.5 L, Automatic (S6), Regular

20

city

29

hwy

$1462

 

Volkswagen New Beetle5 cyl, 2.5 L, Manual 5-spd, Regular

20

city

28

hwy

$1462

 

Volvo C30 FWD5 cyl, 2.4 L, Manual 5-spd, Regular

20

city

28

hwy

$1462

 

Volvo C30 FWD5 cyl, 2.4 L, Automatic (S5), Regular

20

city

28

hwy

$1462

 

Scion tC4 cyl, 2.4 L, Manual 5-spd, Regular

20

city

27

hwy

$1462

 

Subaru Impreza AWD4 cyl, 2.5 L, Manual 5-spd, Regular

20

city

27

hwy

$1529

 

Subaru Impreza AWD4 cyl, 2.5 L, Automatic (S4), Regular

20

city

26

hwy

$1529

 

Volvo C30 FWD5 cyl, 2.5 L, Manual 6-spd, Regular

19

city

28

hwy

$1462

 

Volvo C30 FWD5 cyl, 2.5 L, Automatic (S5), Regular

New EPA

MPG

Annual

Fuel

Cost

Model

city

hwy

Honda Civic Hybrid4 cyl, 1.3 L, Automatic (variable gear ratios), HEV, Regular

40

city

45

hwy

$800

 

Volkswagen Jetta4 cyl, 2 L, Manual 6-spd, Diesel

30

city

41

hwy

$979

 

 

* Based on 45% highway driving, 55% city driving, 15000 annual miles and the price of fuel used by the vehicle. You may personalize these values to reflect the price of fuel in your area and your own driving patterns.

 

 

Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) is normally dispensed in "equivalent gallons" where one "equivalent gallon" is equals to 121.5 cubic feet of CNG. The fuel economy for natural gas vehicles is shown in miles per gallon-equivalent.

 

The carbon footprint measures greenhouse gas emissions expressed in CO2 equivalents. The estimates presented here are "full fuel-cycle estimates" and include the three major greenhouse gases emitted by motor vehicles: carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide, and methane. Full fuel-cycle estimates consider all steps in the use of a fuel, from production and refining to distribution and final use. Vehicle manufacture is excluded. (U.S. Department of Energy, GREET Model 1.7, Argonne National Laboratory)

 

19

city

28

hwy

$1462

 

Subaru Impreza AWD4 cyl, 2.5 L, Automatic (S4), Premium

19

city

24

hwy

$1764

 

Subaru Impreza AWD4 cyl, 2.5 L, Manual 5-spd, Premium

18

city

25

hwy

$1764

 

Car table from:  http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/byMPG.htm

Save Energy & CO2 - Drive one of these cars instead of taking transit

The average transit bus gets 29.52 passenger-miles per gallon.

 

If you want to save energy, just get a car that gets better mileage!

 

The table lists miles per gallon for the whole vehicle. To correct for the fact that the average vehicle in the USA carries 1.57 people, adjust that bus passenger mileage of 29.52 to a car equivalent by dividing by 1.57. This yields 18.8 vehicle miles per gallon for a car with an average of 1.57 people to match an average transit bus.

 

Just scan down the table till you hit a city mileage of 18.8 mpg and all cars above that point beat taking the bus for energy consumption.

 

For light rail, the number is 28.6 mpg

 

For Amtrak, the number is 30.0 mpg (use highway mileage here as we are now comparing inter city transportation.

This car and all those above it beat the average transit bus on energy consumption

This car and all those above it beat the average Amtrak train on energy consumption

This car and all those above it beat the average light rail train on energy consumption