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Table I - E.P.A. Fuel Economy for Selected 2003 Vehicles.
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' G1 ], l D) `% L1 N& u0 h) V! qBMW Z4 Roadster TS 20/28 7 t! j8 ^) g3 r4 u9 L8 r' p
Nissan Maxima M 20/26
: L& x" F' X- u# m5 v: _Chevrolet Corvette TS 19/28 - l+ \( ^) I9 C' i4 w& }
SAAB 9-5 M 22/31
# j* w- T$ f- {, E2 z& zFerrari Modena/Spyder TS 11/16
& A% B& t7 m) {' g- C2 oSaturn L200 M 24/328 J- ^, n" {- ^% ^) f+ e
Honda Insight* TS 61/68 7 i3 q7 o& s6 c4 ^
Toyota Camry M 23/32
2 W+ g& u; x/ K1 JMazda MX-5 Miata TS 23/28 6 K. v: W! x+ |: t- b
Volkswagen Passat M 22/31" M4 M: u( L6 G0 C6 W) l
Nissan 350Z TS 20/26
4 G( L, O; _9 }7 R/ Z) _Volvo S80 M 20/28
* b, W9 z/ q* C7 pAudi TT Coupe MC 21/29 " A5 C+ ~" c# R6 {
BMW 745 I L 18/26( P% b1 u: T# [
BMW Mini Cooper* MC 28/37 ! C' i8 a1 j5 Y5 L" `3 g4 Z' m
Buick LeSabre L 20/29
3 ]& O, C4 F" O1 `8 d6 m2 l, S6 TPorsche Carrera 2 Coupe MC 18/26 & Z V" m" }6 _% X& I
Buick Park Avenue L 20/29
% }+ M3 a. k. ^7 n4 Q2 a9 OFord Mustang SC 20/29 9 ^* l' G* p/ u9 F N$ c/ x! m
Cadillac DeVille L 18/27! ]0 x) H/ l* k4 M* {. u$ S
Subaru Impreza SC 20/27 8 W$ w, Y# n' c" D2 k
Chevrolet Impala* L 21/32
, k' J" t+ m6 [Volkswagen New Beetle SC 24/31 2 C% F) ]% W; l+ \! x; ]+ f S
Chrysler LHS
. G1 o* E5 x" H) W: ?3 _Dodge Intrepid L 21/29
1 [: N) L5 ]! EAudi A4 C 22/31 ! |4 a0 Q' ?7 d% S& q; Y
Ford Crown Victoria
5 Z( Z) D9 q5 ]) xMercury Grand Marquis L 18/26; v6 O8 { _" Z5 t% \
Bentley Continental L C 11/16
0 ?/ s% C; [" I6 \, V0 W2 t4 dFord Taurus& h$ h! h* z+ t& ]
Mercury Sable L 20/285 T6 l) y- b( g2 h8 o+ F
BMW 325 I C 20/29 - a9 _6 ^$ b$ C# v# l2 ?" r
Lincoln Town Car L 17/254 J. F8 o. j; y% L0 S! y q {; u0 C
BMW 525 I C 20/28
/ n% V$ ?/ y1 L% m2 j% L- N' P% V" tPontiac Bonneville L 20/29
8 i+ _" T4 D3 e6 D" u2 ZChevrolet Cavalier
5 e' G+ ~, ?) f. o( n+ oPontiac Sunfire C 24/33 v1 I4 t9 D- O; w
Toyota Avalon L 21/292 [3 C8 r3 ^# v
Dodge Neon C 25/32 5 J, W2 u% O& x. E1 i9 ^% ~
Chevrolet S10
3 H$ q* K. c6 t O% v/ xGMC Sonora SPT 22/28
8 Q! w( f' {$ I7 q7 ]" H7 w' H2 {# xFord Focus C 27/33
( U' R, K* I$ N6 iChevrolet C1500
3 W. q# _6 u1 }9 p. ]: qGMC Sierra ST 15/20
9 E3 q$ O) s: S4 x5 qHonda Civic C 29/38
2 Z& f7 Q) R( v! B" s( h! K+ F0 rDodge Dakota ST 18/19
0 O$ A7 q+ O+ [6 K+ K! |Honda Civic Hybrid C 46/51
$ U$ `3 L* e" j4 _! I1 G S# u1 fDodge Ram 1500 ST 15/20
: q5 L$ u" u$ A) X$ ~Hyundai Elantra C 25/33 0 B; s5 |6 ?8 B0 c- _; I
Ford F150 ST 16/20
8 K2 G3 l0 y# |- @Mazda Protégé C 25/30
H# X" a' H) H/ E9 \Ford Ranger Pickup* ST 24/290 L" K3 Y' b6 c7 l6 K
Mercedes C240 C 19/25 ; l+ X% Z# v( v# [: E2 Q. f
Nissan Frontier ST 22/25$ a) U. F* F |3 d- m0 U I: n
Nissan Sentra C 28/35 1 e( Q1 |7 ]/ l+ \$ n/ L
Toyota Tacoma ST 22/27; z+ G ~) f. a- ?( K9 Y5 m6 i
Pontiac Grand Am C 24/33 9 d7 L3 W# ?, x; y. v5 ]! k: n
Ford Econoline E250 CV 14/179 B$ S: W7 L& Q4 m% T& s
SAAB 9-3 C 23/31
- A0 }9 f* E' U L8 QChevrolet Venture MV 19/26
0 v4 o4 q3 Q/ A2 w6 g0 {& N( WSaturn Ion C 24/32 5 f5 P! s( t: \
Chrysler/Dodge Caravan MV 18/25
, W: B, R9 j* B3 | l" l+ }; WSubaru Legacy/Outback C 22/28
6 i9 z9 v) E/ s. MFord Windstar MV 17/23
: |$ l% f7 Y1 Z! DToyota Corolla C 29/38
( R7 |) ]. `8 CHonda Odyssey MV 18/25
4 A% T; d2 A0 V" ]Toyota Echo C 35/43 4 }$ |4 T) j9 ]8 G+ }
Mazda MPV MV 18/25, u9 `; P0 o/ X& j% C' m& s4 W
Toyota Prius* C 52/45 7 n& v, {& k+ l. C' [
Toyota Sienna MV 19/24
2 P: `1 g; R% L& {Volkswagen Golf Diesel C 42/49
6 M& L1 G: q# O5 |2 ?. H- ^Volkswagen Eurovan MV 17/20
. X; s5 r* r5 j2 ZVolkswagen Golf C 24/31 + T5 d+ A+ l+ c& \3 @
BMW X5 SUV 16/21
. k7 L' O$ _0 b0 T: g$ ~4 xVolkswagen Jetta Diesel C 42/49 * T8 h0 j$ V! o, _ c9 a0 e
Chevrolet Suburban SUV 13/178 t. J: u; f, Y8 R6 k# C& M: j) l
Volkswagen Jetta C 24/31 . C, e' K4 z- `- A" G0 E
Chevrolet Tahoe SUV 14/18
5 p/ m, ^6 ]% F, aVolvo S40 C 22/30 ! F h) \6 g. k' {" Q- w8 y- t
Chevrolet Trailblazer SUV 15/21
/ @5 B- s5 j$ s9 t8 XVolvo S60 C 20/28
+ K7 c0 r( \- ?8 Y. hDodge Durango SUV 14/18
- E+ S. _0 t" G% V" A( L3 tAcura 3.2 TL M 19/29 . h! t# V1 Q' K6 G/ Y9 f
Ford Escape SUV 18/23* O) j* M H9 e) p3 k
Audi A6 M 20/27 , s# ?- y8 L/ ^2 M& L# R! x
Ford Expedition SUV 14/18
" F& U, u/ v; w* B3 cBuick Century M 20/29
" @6 n t/ P' n2 D: G( p1 ZFord Explorer SUV 14/19
! v7 x* J; O# `( W; vBuick Regal M 19/29
( q1 _; k V g5 b! v2 r* JHonda CRV SUV 22/26
* V) y* l8 k; p v- VChrysler Sebring" K7 l: u, q4 g/ X* |7 O! b6 e
Dodge Stratus M 22/30
3 P G3 ~/ X KJeep Grand Cherokee SUV 16/214 p+ [9 H* m' y' F& @% \' h
Honda Accord* M 24/33 4 @( J. f6 ?: E I; K4 I/ I
Jeep Liberty SUV 17/21# R3 ?4 {2 u4 t7 m! e3 B
Hyundai Sonata M 22/30
# A6 t# I5 M1 P* C+ S: a- w3 XNissan Pathfinder SUV 15/19
, B9 W, C" l6 v- d* AJaguar S-Type 3.0 Litre M 18/26
, G7 N ^* m8 }1 SSaturn Vue SUV 21/26
. L( j1 E; @# K; eLexus ES 300 M 21/29
! F$ I/ G* t* e7 U) q8 V. {3 ?# [* K! jSubaru Forester SUV 21/27
. L2 E! q9 C# e) x; @6 y9 \9 u" MMercedes-Benz E320 M 19/27
% H1 v$ K+ \0 B- h+ G- }* uToyota 4Runner SUV 15/19
, }4 ~- e7 B$ Q2 D( zNissan Altima M 23/29 - j% X( z2 J% f3 c% ?6 w) z5 l
Toyota RAV 4 SUV 22/27
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* - Best in class TS – Two Seater MC – Minicompact SC – Subcompact C - Compact M – Midsize
9 `2 P W, h M# ^( ]L – Large SPT – Small Pickup Truck 2WD ST – Standard Pickup Truck 2WD CV – Passenger/Cargo Van" a& V+ ?! d3 A( I# ]" o* Z) \ z
MV – Minivan SUV – Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD 3 ?' T9 S1 L# P7 ]6 e& O) I
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3 c. X2 J* s$ O6 N- N( xEnergy Facts and Figures) S9 ]- @7 h% i+ r% l
Karin B. Kirk" _7 E/ z$ t; g. o; s
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Assignment in addition to the basic Lifestyle Project
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. R8 B" w! a$ t# f4 |( u9 TDuring the first week of the Lifestyle Project, find two tasks that you normally do. Determine the energy requirements of each task, and water use or garbage output, if applicable. Do these tasks require large inputs of energy or create a lot of waste? Or are you surprised by how little energy a given task requires? You may need to do a bit of background research to determine the energy needs of various appliances or tasks.
* j ^ D" }( b2 t0 X0 L. MHot shower0 v- G! K4 G# _8 V9 X9 ~: h i/ q
The shower uses up to 5 gallons of water per minute. It takes 440 Btu to heat one gallon of water, or 2200 Btu per minute. Thus, a 10 minute shower uses 50 gallons of water and 22,000 Btu of energy. A 20-minute shower uses a whopping 44,000 Btu! 6 f/ s5 w8 e# s+ W/ j% U3 @" s
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How about a bath? It takes about 35 gallons to fill the bathtub. This would require 15,400 Btu, and is equivalent to a 7 minute shower. So if you want a long, hot soak, taking a bath uses less water and energy than a long shower.+ x: `' W9 x* @+ R, w
@" D& D% N, H" V- k" ?$ @Stereo
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An average stereo uses 80 watts. To find out how much energy your stereo requires, look on the labels on the back. You should find a number followed by a "W." For instance 150W would mean 150 watts. Some appliances give the energy requirement in amps (for example 1.5 A). To convert amps to watts, multiply by 120 (1.5 amps x 120 volts = 180 watts).
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Let's say you listened to your 80 watt stereo for 2 hours. This would be 160 watt-hours. If you divide watt-hours by 1000, you get kilowatt hours, and 3412 Btu is equivalent to one kilowatt hour.6 X, i4 ~! R6 {, s8 I6 U
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80 watts x 2 hours = 160 watt-hours
% k& f8 t+ H+ R2 h160 watt-hours/1000 = 0.16 kilowatt-hours; b; _; Q8 E- E! b" v
0.16 kilowatt-hours x 3412 Btu/kilowatt-hour = 546 Btu
! I7 p: S* d% g$ O* s5 A9 s& cSo you can see that a ten minute shower uses much more energy that 2 hours of stereo playing.
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5 X: [$ q* Y. c5 x5 q/ c' a9 fLaundry
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It takes 40 gallons of water to do one load of laundry. The only thing you can do to minimize water use is to run only large, full loads of laundry. But you can reduce your energy use by choosing cooler water. Remember that it takes 440 Btu to heat one gallon of water. If you wash and rinse your laundry with hot water, this would require 17,600 Btu. If you use warm water, you could cut this number in half, or 8,800 Btu. If you use cold water, no energy is required to heat the water. The "bright colors" cycle on campus washing machines is the cold cycle.
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Cars5 @) n1 [# e9 C( Q
% V, s# U' V' s9 E! [& {+ _Each gallon of gasoline is equivalent to 125,000 Btu. How much energy does it take to drive from Skidmore to Stratton Mt., Vermont for a day of skiing? This depends on the fuel efficiency of your car.
/ ?) S% H9 y) \- I E: G* C# vHere's a sampling of EPA fuel economy estimates for the 2003 model year
7 U" x6 [6 X( l7 o8 p5 ~# g2 d3 yIn Table I, you will see a sampling of EPA fuel economy estimates for the 2003 model year. The some of the information was gathered on the web by going to the manufacturer's web page. Interestingly, some manufacturer's web pages do not include EPA gas mileages. In some cases specific models, do not put the EPA gas mileages on their web pages. Guess why! The best resource is the EPA web page: http://www.fueleconomy.gov - H' u! h+ N v L1 [& {4 n
# k8 h" N* M& nSo if it's 62 miles from here to Stratton and you're driving a Chevy Blazer, let's say you'll get 20 miles/gallon (the average between city and highway miles). The 124 mile round trip will use 6.2 gallons of gasoline and 775,800 Btu. The same trip in a Honda Civic will use 3.1 gallons of gasoline and 387,500 Btu. The gluttonous Chevy Suburban will need 7.75 gallons and nearly 1,000,000 Btu to make the journey.
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- I N6 o! S0 q2 COver the life of a car, the fuel economy makes a very large difference in the amount of gasoline used. Let's compare a Jeep Grand Cherokee with a Volvo station wagon over the life of the car. These cars are comparable in term of passenger and cargo space. Assume that both cars will last for 100,000 miles (which raises another issue over the longevity of some cars over others). The Volvo will require 4,081 gallons of gasoline. To drive the same 100,000 miles the Jeep will consume 6,250 gallons -- considerably more! You could save 2,169 gallons by buying a Volvo instead of a Jeep Cherokee. And you'd also be safer in the Volvo. Plus, they have heated seats.) y R! k/ g1 T7 A9 [
Further information about fuel economy can be found at: www.fueleconomy.gov. From there you can find fuel economy figures for cars from 1985 to the present. There is also useful information how to maximize your fuel efficiency. Table I, below, contains generalized data from the EPA and is for cars and transmissions that we thought were the most likely for students (and some others for comparison). The size of the car is determined by the EPA based on interior passenger volume. You will find some surprises in the list. |
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