Based on
gasoline energy content of 32.2 MJ / l LHV, and a conversion of 3.6 MJ / kWh, I calculated 8.94 kWh / l of gasoline, and thus stated that $ 1.30 / l gasoline was approximately equivalent to 14.4 c / kWh electricity.
Not exact matches
These oils are cheap: It costs only $ 1 to make oil through pyrolysis that has the same
energy content as a gallon of
gasoline.
(Pure ethanol has an
energy content of 84,530 BTU / gal, whereas standard
gasoline has around 120,388 BTU / gal.)
A gallon of ethanol has a lower
energy content than a gallon of
gasoline (as measured by BTU
content).
The EPA city and highway values listed below are based on a comparison of the
energy content of a kWh of electricity vs. a gallon of
gasoline.
FCA US had estimated the vehicle would achieve 80 MPGe, which represents the distance a vehicle can travel using a quantity of fuel with the same
energy content as a gallon of
gasoline.
According to the
Energy Information Administration, the energy content of ethanol is about 33 % less than pure gasoline, and E85 contains 51 - 83 % ethanol, lowering gas mileage and forcing consumers to fill up more frequ
Energy Information Administration, the
energy content of ethanol is about 33 % less than pure gasoline, and E85 contains 51 - 83 % ethanol, lowering gas mileage and forcing consumers to fill up more frequ
energy content of ethanol is about 33 % less than pure
gasoline, and E85 contains 51 - 83 % ethanol, lowering gas mileage and forcing consumers to fill up more frequently.
Hydrogen has the highest
energy content of any common fuel by weight (about three times more than
gasoline), but it has the lowest
energy content by volume (about four times less than
gasoline).
In less than ten years solutions for the storage problem will emerge — WUWT published a nice article on Zinc - Oxide batteries that might have the capacity and lack of «memory» to make a good base for large scale storage of daytime power and / or electric car batteries (where currently no battery approaches the
energy content of
gasoline).
It's obvious why
gasoline retailers are hesitant to install E-85 pumps, adjusting for
energy content its not a better deal than
gasoline.
Re: Joint opposition to petition from Growth
Energy to increase the allowable ethanol
content of
gasoline to 15 volume percent.
Oakland should aim for a comprehensive carbon tax based on CO2 emissions or
energy content that includes
gasoline, oil, natural gas, and fossil fuel - fired electricity consumption by residential, commercial, and industrial customers.
At this production level, corn - based ethanol would replace about 10 % of the volume (or about 7.2 % of the
energy content) of the US
gasoline supply.
Butanol has a higher
energy content per gallon than ethanol, and can be used directly in
gasoline engines, making it a better choice.
Ethanol has a lower
energy content than
gasoline; 3).