Question

business plan: transportation

	transports this many people:	carbon footprint (per year):	amount selected	people transported:	tons of carbon :
1 electric car	2	0.5 tons of carbon	50	100	25
1 bike sharing station (holds 10 bikes)	10	0.1 tons of carbon	90	900	9
1 train	100	200 tons of carbon
1 subway car	100	150 tons of carbon
1 bus	100	100 tons of carbon
			total:	1000	34

explain your choices below in at least five sentences.

Explanation:

The electric car was chosen as it transports 2 people with a low carbon footprint of 0.5 tons per year. 50 electric cars transport 100 people (50×2) and emit 25 tons (50×0.5). The bike - sharing station transports 10 people with a very low footprint of 0.1 tons. 90 stations transport 900 people (90×10) and emit 9 tons (90×0.1). The total people transported (100 + 900 = 1000) and total carbon (25 + 9 = 34 tons) meet the requirements. Electric cars and bike - sharing are more environmentally friendly compared to gas - powered cars, trains, subway cars, and buses which have higher carbon footprints per person transported.

Answer:

The choices were made based on balancing transportation capacity and minimizing carbon emissions. Electric cars and bike - sharing stations were selected as they offer a good compromise between the number of people transported and low carbon footprints. This combination ensures that the total number of people (1000) is met while keeping the carbon emissions (34 tons) relatively low compared to other transportation options.