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How green is petrol?
A study of the environmental impact of petrol
~ Greencard for: petrol ~
Weight:
2.7
Kg
Lifespan:
0.02
Years
Enegy to make:
36.6
Kwh
Energy use:
N/A
Kwh per year
Co2 footprint
8.77
Kg
Chemical footprint:
Medium
Waste footprint:
32
%
Carbon offset:
0.28
Trees
Components of petroleum are dissolved natural gas, gasoline, benzine, naphtha, kerosene, diesel fuel and light heating oils, heavy heating oils, and finally tars of various weights.
Factoids
[2]
Americans drive over 7 billion miles and consume 390 million gallons of gasoline every day.
It takes 98 tons of prehistoric, buried plant material to produce one gallon of gasoline.
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