Energy-efficient railcars ■Introduction of Energy-efficient railcars account for 68% of our fleet energy-efficient railcars Conventional railcars

JR East continues to introduce energy-efficient railcars such as the E231 and E205. The number of energy-efficient railcars is steadily increasing, '05 Target value : 80％ reaching 68% by the end of FY 2002. p.28 68％ What is environmentally friendly transportation? '02 8,348 3,926 63％ Life cycle of rolling stock '01 7,842 4,527 59％ The reduction of energy consumption in operation '00 7,222 5,059 has a significant effect on environmental 54％ conservation, but we need to extend this effort to Trains emit the lowest level of CO2 ■CO2 emission levels by transportation type '99 6,663 5,563 every stage — from development and designing to 51％ Railway transportation is quite energy efficient. manufacturing and refuse disposal. Taking '98 6,242 5,952 When we compare fuel and energy consumed to JR East 14 advantage of our business resources at each stage, CO2 emissions emitted, we see trains generate JR East continues to work toward increased energy- 0 2,000 4,000 6,000 8,000 10,000 12,000 14,000 approximately one-tenth of that of automobiles (see Railways 17 efficiency, reuse, and recycling throughout the entire （Unit : railcars） graph at right). However, because of serving 16 lifecycle of our rolling stock. p.32 million customers daily, JR East itself emits Buses 94 cosiderable levels of CO2. In order to reduce the environmental impact as much as possible, We are Airplanes 111 developing and incorporating energy-efficient Design & Operation & Reuse & Development Manufacture Maintenance Recycling railcars. p.27 Automobiles 188

050100 150 200 （Unit : gram-CO2/passenger-km） Source : "Transportation and Environment" issued by Transportation Ecology Mobility Foundation

World's first hybrid railcar Recycling discarded Niitsu Rolling Stock Oi Rolling Stock Workshop （NE Train） Manufacturing Factory wheels to disk brakes

■Energy needed for train operations Energy-efficient railcars consume about half the energy of conventional units

103 series as 100% Our energy-efficient railcars cut operational energy consumption by 66% and 47% respectively of that of conventional railcars. To accomplish this, we 100％ developed various technologies, redesigned railcar structure, and used stainless steel instead of iron when possible to reduce weight. Furthermore, by 66％ harnessing the energy generated during braking, we have greatly reduced overall energy consumption. These steps achieved significant reduction of CO2 47％ emissions. p.28

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