A car has a fuel efficiency of 17.5 mpg and is driven 100,000 miles during its life. How many lbs of CO2 per mile are generated? Given 19.4 lbs of CO2 emitted per gallon of gas. If the fuel efficiency of this same car were increased to 35 mpg, how much less CO2 would be emitted to the atmosphere over the course of the car’s lifetime? Your answer should be in lbs of CO2.

A car has a fuel efficiency of 17.5 mpg and is driven 100,000 miles during its life. How many lbs of CO2 per mile are generated? Given 19.4 lbs of CO2 emitted per gallon of gas. If the fuel efficiency of this same car were increased to 35 mpg, how much less CO2 would be emitted to the atmosphere over the course of the car’s lifetime? Your answer should be in lbs of CO2.

Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Technology (MindTap Course List)

8th Edition

ISBN:9781305578296

Author:John Tomczyk, Eugene Silberstein, Bill Whitman, Bill Johnson

Publisher:John Tomczyk, Eugene Silberstein, Bill Whitman, Bill Johnson

Chapter2: Matter And Energy

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 26RQ: How many Btu of heat can be produced by 4 kWh ofelectricity?

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