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The newest and most efficient new Flyer city bus gets no more than 5 mpg.
Yes, they do a lot of people moving for that 5mpg, but it's still 5mpg.
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What's the oldest one get?
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I remember reading somewhere that busses move more people per gallon than any other vehicle, including planes.
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London's newest bus manages 6.7, and there are plans to further refine the design, eventually hitting around 7.7. It's still not a lot, though.
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Relevant info from the wikiverse
In July 2005, the average occupancy for buses in the UK was stated to be 9. [59]
A commuter service in Santa Barbara, California , USA, found average diesel bus efficiency of 6.0 mpg -US (39 L/100 km; 7.2 mpg -imp ) (using MCI 102DL3 buses). With all 55 seats filled this equates to 330 passenger mpg; with 70% filled, 231 passenger mpg. [60] At an average load of 9 people the efficiency would be 54 passenger mpg and could be half of this figure when many stops are made in urban routes.