We as observers have noted fuel consumption discussions ever since we owned our first coach. It was an 87 shell, 8V92, weighed 41,000 and over almost 15 years delivered a constant 5.6 MPG.
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In 2017, the average fuel efficiency of a motorcoach was 6.4 miles per gallon of fuel. With this fuel efficiency, a motorcoach carrying the industry average of 43.7 passengers achieved 280.1 passenger miles per gallon of fuel in 2017.
The average bus gets between 6 and 9 mpg, depending on many factors (size of bus, wind, speed, and of course how heavily loaded). That being said, it's not usually gas mileage. The majority of buses have diesel engines. Some run on propane, and a few on gasoline, but mostly diesel.
An all diesel coach bus averages 2.5 mile to the gallon Metro Style Buses closer to 3.5mpg. A full size bus holds about 250 gallons of fuel. This make the range about 625 to 750mpg depending on the style of bus. The longest range electric bus made by Proterra was driven 1,101 miles on one charge.
Prevost is a French-Canadian motorcoach manufacturer currently owned by Volvo. Headquartered in Sainte-Claire, Quebec, Prevost has earned a reputation for buses that are easy and comfortable to drive, with great handling and ergonomic driver cockpits.
They call it the Superbus and it's designed to cruise at 250 km/h – that's 155 miles per hour. This is no dirty old diesel with a dog painted on the side. The Superbus is a sleek 15 metres long and has seating for 23 passengers.
Which mode of transportation is best for the earth? Actually, the bus -- specifically, city-to-city buses like the Greyhound. The bus itself gets a paltry 6 miles per gallon. The reason buses are environmentally sound is that they are usually full of people, giving it the highest miles per gallon per passenger, at 208.
On average, a clean-diesel school bus can travel about 510 miles on a tank of diesel vs. only 270 miles on gasoline, based on the same standard-sized fuel tanks. Newer engines, like the Detroit™ DD5™ and DD8™ diesel engines, show an additional three percent increase in fuel efficiency.