Question

Task #3: Fuel for Thought-Student Activity Sheet Part 1

A Fuel-ish Question
. Which of the following would save more fuel?
a. Replacing a compact car that gets 34 miles per gallon (mpg) with a hybrid that gets 54 mpg
b. Replacing a sport utility vehicle (SUV) that gets 18 mpg with a sedan that gets 28 mpg.
. Both changes would save the same amount of fuel.​

Answer 1

The method that would save the most fuel would be:

• a. Replacing a compact car that gets 34 miles per gallon (mpg) with a hybrid that gets 54 mpg

Explanation:

Hybrid cars are a very good way to save money on fuel and protect the environment by avoiding CO2 or CO emissions, this is because the hybrid vehicle uses both an internal combustion engine (which uses gasoline) and an electric motor (that uses electrical energy), in the example provided, the more miles per gallon (mpg) a car travels, it means that its fuel will last longer, as you can see, in case A the difference when making the change is 20 mpg, while in case B it is only 10 mpg, which is why option a is chosen.