I decided to do some basic arithmetic on my summer cycling. At the moment I don’t know how much energy I’ve used charging my e-bike. Next season I intend to track it. But for now…<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As of September 10, I’ve cycled 1,401 miles this season. My vehicle’s fuel mileage is terrible, averaging 17 mpg. If I had driven those 1,401 miles, I would have used 82.4 gallons of gasoline. Burning a gallon of gasoline produces 8,887 grams of CO2<\/sub>. Hence 82.4 gallons produces 82.4 * 8,887 = 732,289 grams of CO2<\/sub>. That’s 732 kilograms, or 1,610 pounds. The volume at 25C at atmospheric pressure would be .732289 metric_tons * 556.2m3<\/sup>\/metric_ton = 407.3m3<\/sup>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Washington Monument structure’s volume is 623.7m3<\/sup>. Hence in just 1,401 miles in my vehicle, I produce enough CO2<\/sub> to fill 77.77% of the Washington Monument structure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n That’s not a mistake. We leave our carbon footprints in a whole lot of places, but our vehicles are not small contributors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I decided to do some basic arithmetic on my summer cycling. At the moment I don’t know how much energy I’ve used charging my e-bike. Next season I intend to track it. But for now… As of September 10, I’ve cycled 1,401 miles this season. My vehicle’s fuel mileage is terrible, averaging 17 mpg. If … <\/p>\n