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96 ■ CITIES AND CLIMATE CHANGE

TABLE 4.2 Input and Output of GHG Emissions for New York City

Average

distance per passenger per commuting

trip

Number of commuters per mode

Percent of commuters per mode

Grams of CO

e per (^2) VKmT
Load factor of vehicle
Load factor
as % of
total vehicle
capacity
Grams of CO
e per 2
PKmT
Total tons of CO
(^2)
emitted by commuters per day
Units
Km
people
%
gr CO
e 2
people
%
gr CO
e 2
T CO
e 2
Mode /
Symbol
D
Pn
P
E
L
L/Ca %
Qi
Walk
2.5
470,000
5
—
1
100
—
—
Cycle
5.0
94,000
1
—
1
50
—
—
Car (gasoline)
19.0
4,324,000
46.0
375 1.63
33
230
37,802
Car (diesel)
19.0
47,000
0.5
256 1.63
33
157
281
Car (hybrid)
19.0
47,000
0.5
105 1.63
33
64
115
Car (electric)
19.0
—
0
163 1.63
33
100
—
Motorcycle 2-stroke
8.0
94,000
1
119 1.1
55
108
163
Minibus gasoline
20.0
—
0
720 7
58
103
—
Minibus diesel
20.0
—
0
600 7
58
86
—
Bus diesel
20.0
564,000
6
1,000 30
50
33
752
Bus natural gas
20.0
1,128,000
12
1,200 30
50
40
1,805
Rail transit
20.0
2,632,000
28
3,950 110
73
36
3,781
9,400,000
100
Tons per day
Q
= 44,698
Total transit
46