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∙ 12y agoActually you can't. At least, if you use the gasoline in a car, a large percentage of the energy is wasted.
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∙ 12y agoNot all of the energy in a gallon of gasoline can be used because a significant portion is lost as waste heat during combustion in an engine. Only about 20-30% of the energy from gasoline is actually converted into useful mechanical work to power a vehicle, with the rest being dissipated as heat.
The materials used come from the ground. The gasoline undergoes a change as it burns. A car uses the gasoline to move. All parts of the car are composed of chemicals.
The Sun.
this number is going to be all over the place, but to find an average, the technical name for the quantity you are looking for is called the Lower Heating Value or LHV. Google it, and you will quickly find an average. I found 45 MJ/kg to be reasonable. LHV is the number used in combustion engines of all kinds, jet, diesel, gasoline...
Roughly 12-30% of the energy in a gallon of gasoline is used to move the car down the road, depending on the vehicle's efficiency and driving conditions. The rest is lost to heat, friction, and other inefficiencies in the engine and drivetrain.
8 oz = one cup two cups = one pint two pints = one quart four quarts = one gallon 128 oz = one gallon 256 oz = two gallons milk, water, gasoline, all the same.
In some countries it is $10.00 a gallon.
Not ALL gallons of milk cost more. But it may be just because of the brand of milk or gasoline.
No, not all the energy in gasoline is used to run the car. Most of the energy is lost as heat in the engine and exhaust system, with only about 20-30% being converted into mechanical energy to move the vehicle.
as much as we all wish it was today
On average, it takes about 6 kWh of electricity to refine one gallon of gasoline. This includes all the processes involved in refining crude oil into gasoline, such as distillation, cracking, and blending.
While hybrids are more efficient than the standard vehicle, some hybrids are more energy efficient than others. All hybrids have an electrical engine that allows electricity to be used in times of need in order to support the gasoline engine thus using less gasoline. Many hybrids today have very high gas mileage and are very energy efficient. While some models get 40-60 miles per gallon, the Nissan Leaf gets 106 miles per gallon.
All of your energy come from the food you eat.
In California I remember paying 39¢ /gallon for premium in 1971. It held around there it it jumped to near 60¢ in June 1973..overnight. And that's if you could get it at all.
The true cost of gasoline from a manufacturing standpoint is very low. The white gas is what is left over from all refining processes. It is because of all the profits from prior refining that the white gas becomes costless. This may be difficult for some to understand being that basic economics teaches that nothing is free. There is a cost to everything manufactured and gasoline is not an exception. Additives and transporting will add to the cost. As stated it is still very low. Just what the cost is is a matter of creative paperwork. But for now please consider that Shell Oil had a cost of just 5 cents a gallon. Yes, FIVE CENTS a gallon. That cost was considered to be transportation cost. This cost was during the mid 1980's when gasoline was around say, $1.25 a gallon. For some manufacturers the cost will be different but still low as compared to what consumers are paying. Iraq, Saddam Hussein period gasoline was stated to be 4 cents a gallon. Saudi Arabia, same time gasoline was stated to be 7 cents a gallon. I forgot the name of the country in South America, gasoline was 15 cents a gallon. Once again, the true cost of gasoline is low...because of all the profits from refinement of the crude to produce oils, minerals, solvents, metals, plastics and distillates to name a few.
Yes, both an Apple battery and gasoline are forms of chemical potential energy because they store energy within their chemical bonds that can be released through chemical reactions. This stored energy can then be converted into other forms of energy such as electrical or kinetic energy.
if it is only a small amount of diesel (say no more than a gallon) them all you have to do is fill the take right up to the brim with gasoline, it may have a small misfire while it runs the diesel through the system as it will have a much lower octane, If there is quite a bit of diesel in there (anymore than a gallon) then I would recommend draining the tank somehow before filling it up with gasoline
First, fill a 5 gallon gas can full of fuel. Pour gasoline all over vehicle. Light match and ignite gasoline. Whoola, Timing is now set!