The average internal combustion engine (ICE) passenger vehicle emits approximately 8.900 grams of CO2 per gallon of gasoline. A customer at a car dealership is comparing a traditional ICE vehicle and a hybrid vehicle
Hybrids vehicles are powered by a combination of gasoline and an electric battery. The customer is wanting to do
her part and reduce her carbon footprint The ICE vehicle that she is looking at gets on average 22 miles per
gallon. The hybrid vehicle that she is considering gets on average 49 miles per gallon. If the customer averages
12.000 miles per year, calculate how much she will reduce her carbon dioxide emissions, in metric tons, by
choosing the hybrid vehicle over the all gas vehicle
2.2 metric tons
26 metric tons
4.2 metric tons
70 metric tons