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Table 2 Vehicle type, annual mileage, load factor and fuel consumption

From: Energy sustainability and carbon dioxide emissions mitigation options for South Africa’s road transport sector

Vehicle type

Average distance travelled/year (km)

Load factor

Fuel consumption (l/pas-km)

Motorcars and Station Wagons

16,630 (Merven et al. 2012)

1.4 (Stone et al. 2018)

0.065 (Vehicle Fuel Economy in Major Markets 2021)

Minibuses

32,000 (Merven et al. 2012)

14 (Stone et al. 2018)

0.0085 (Vehicle Fuel Economy in Major Markets 2021)

Buses

22,072 (Merven et al. 2012)

25 (Stone et al. 2018)

0.0142 (Vehicle Fuel Economy in Major Markets 2021)

Motorcycles

8300 (Merven et al. 2012)

1.1 (Stone et al. 2018)

0.0490 (Vehicle Fuel Economy in Major Markets 2021)

LDVs

25,000 (Merven et al. 2012)

0.5 (Stone et al. 2018)

0.6 (Vehicle Fuel Economy in Major Markets 2021)

HDVs

50,000 (Merven et al. 2012)

2.5 (Stone et al. 2018)

0.162 (Vehicle Fuel Economy in Major Markets 2021)