The table below shows how much petroleum is used by different modes of transport.
UK Petroleum Consumption 2004 | (in millions of tonnes) |
Road:Petrol | Cars, Vans and Taxis | 19.16 |
| Motorcycles | 0.13 |
Road:Diesel | Cars, Vans and Taxis | 8.6 |
| Lorries, Buses and Coaches | 9.91 |
Road:LPG |
| 0.11 |
Total by road |
| 37.92 |
Railway |
| 0.8 |
Water |
| 0.84 |
Air Travel |
| 11.91 |
Source: Department of Transport, 2006
It is clear that road transport accounts for the vast majority of petroleum consumption in the UK. Fuel consumption by cars and lorries can be reduced by
- Streamlining to reduce drag (air resistance)
- Economical driving
- sticking to speed limits
- planning ahead to avoid excessive braking
- changing up a gear
- keeping tyres correctly inflated
- Alternative modes of transport (walking and cycling)
Visit the Transport Station of the Carbon Express to find out more about saving fuel.
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