How Much Energy Does My Car Use?: Simple Techniques to Measure Your Car's Energy Needs and Put Them into Perspective

How much energy does YOUR car use? Simple techniques make it easy to measure! How much energy does your car use at low speeds and at high speeds? How much energy is lost when you step on the brakes? How efficiently does your car convert gasoline into motion? How does your car's energy usage compare to your home? How much sunlight would it take to power your car? Wind energy? Wave energy? Using extremely simple measurement techniques and a calculator, you can accurately measure the energy needs of your car. No heavy math, no complicated concepts. You don't need to be an Einstein to develop an intuitive understanding of energy use in cars. Use this book to get a greater understanding of energy before reading books on fossil fuels, the energy crisis, energy independence, solar energy, wind energy, biofuels.