COMBINED CITY/HIGHWAY FUEL EFFICIENCY FOR 2017 MODELS Annual Liters Model Miles per Gallon (mpg) Kilometers per Liter (kpl) (Gallons) of Gasoline Annual CO, Emissions Chevrolet All-Electric Volt 106 Nissan All-Electric Leaf 112 Tayota Prius Prime Plug-in Hybrid 54 Tayota Prius-Hybrid 52 Chevrolet Cruze 34 Honda Accord 29 Jeep Patriot 4WD 24 Ford F150 Pickup 22 Chevrolet Camaro 8 cyl 20 Ferrari F12 12 Compiled by the authars using data from the US. Environmental Protection Agency Fuel Economy Raport.
COMBINED CITY/HIGHWAY FUEL EFFICIENCY FOR 2017 MODELS Annual Liters Model Miles per Gallon (mpg) Kilometers per Liter (kpl) (Gallons) of Gasoline Annual CO, Emissions Chevrolet All-Electric Volt 106 Nissan All-Electric Leaf 112 Tayota Prius Prime Plug-in Hybrid 54 Tayota Prius-Hybrid 52 Chevrolet Cruze 34 Honda Accord 29 Jeep Patriot 4WD 24 Ford F150 Pickup 22 Chevrolet Camaro 8 cyl 20 Ferrari F12 12 Compiled by the authars using data from the US. Environmental Protection Agency Fuel Economy Raport.
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Study the table to the right and then answer these questions by filling in the blank columns in the table.
1. Convert the miles per gallon figures in the table to
kilometers per liter (kpl).
2. How many liters (and how many gallons) of gasoline
would each type of car use annually if it were driven
19,300 kilometers (12,000 miles) per year?
3. How many kilograms (and how many pounds) of carbon dioxide would be released into the atmosphere
annually by each car, based on the fuel consumption
calculated in question 2? Assume that the combustion of gasoline releases 2.3 kilograms of CO2 per liter(19 pounds per gallon).
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