Source: Adapted from Newman and Kenworthy, 1999.

Factors of Fuel Use by Transportation

A set of four major factors jointly influence fuel consumption:

• Technology. Linked with fuel efficiency.
• Economics. Linked with the level of demand.
• Infrastructure. Linked transport efficiency.
• Spatial structure. Linked with the average transport distance.

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