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CARS & it's CO2 emissions - CALCULATION
How to calculate the yearly average tailpipe CO2 emissions of a typical* passenger car in the USA
3 factors are the basis for this calculation:
- Fuel economy of the vehicle
- Number of miles driven per year
- Amount of CO2 created by burning 1 gallon of fuel.
The average gasoline vehicle on the road today has a fuel economy of about 22.0 miles per gallon and drives around 11,500 miles per year. Every gallon of gasoline burned creates about 19.59 pounds of CO2.
Calculation
11,500 miles divided by 22 miles/gallon times 19.59 pounds equals 10,240 pounds divided by 2000 pounds/US ton equals 5.12 US tons times 0.9072 metric tons/US tons equals 4.644 metric tons.
Above calculations show that a typical passenger vehicle in the USA emits an average of 4.6 metric tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) per year. Metric tons, rather than US tons or “short tons”, are used in the international trade of CO2 certificates and CO2 compensation projects.
Diesel cars: Diesel cars are a bit more efficient than regular fuel using vehicles but diesel fuel creates more CO2 when burned; considering these two factors makes diesel- and gasoline powered cars very similar in CO2 emissions.
*a mix of typical passenger cars, SUV’s, sports cars, hybrids, and electric cars; no trucks, buses or other vehicles and equipment are part of this calculation.