Dream Car Project

Made by Group 7: Nicholas, Isaac, Robert,

and Aaron
1967 Ford Thunderbird \/ 2019 Mini Cooper JCW Hardtop Knights Edition
 Highway Gas Mileage
The average highway gas
mileage of a 1967
Thunderbird is about 10.1
miles per gallon. If you were
to drive 15,000 miles you
would use 1,485.15 gallons of
gasoline or about 5,621.89
liters of gasoline.
The average highway gas mileage
of a 2019 JCW Hardtop Knights
Edition is about 33 miles per
gallon. If you were to drive
15,000 miles you would use about
454.55 gallons of gasoline or
about 1,720.64 liters of gasoline.
 Carbon Production
To figure out the amount of carbon produced
by the cars, we need to look at a few things
first. The chemical equation at which our fuel
Octane, burns. This chemical equation is
2C8H18 + 25O2 → 16CO2 + 18H2O. Now we
can convert our fuel from liters to grams,
those grams to moles, and use molar ratios to
find out how much carbon we are releasing
into the air by driving these cars 15,000 miles.
 Calculations
The TBird uses 1,485.15 gallons (5,621,886.81
mL) of fuel every 15,000 miles Using the density
of octane .703 g/mL we can find out the amount
of fuel in grams. Once we have the grams we can
calculate how many moles of fuel we are using
by dividing by the molar mass 114.23g. Using
moles we can then use the equation from the
previous slide to find out just how much carbon
dioxide we are producing.
5,621,886.81mL * .703g/mL =3,952,186.43 g
3,952,186.43g/114.23g/mol = 34,598mol
34,598mol/2 * 16 = 276,784 moles of CO2
276,784mol * 22.4L/mol = 6,199,942.29 liters of
CO2 gas
The Mini uses 454.55 gal(1,720,636.36 mL) of
fuel every 15,000 miles. Using the density of
octane .703 g/mL we can find out the amount of
fuel in grams. Once we have the grams we can
calculate how many moles of fuel we are using
by dividing by the molar mass 114.23g. Using
moles we can then use the equation from the
previous slide to find out just how much carbon
dioxide we are producing.
1,720,636.36mL * 0.703g/mL = 1,209,607 g
1,209,607g/114.23g/mol = 10,589 mol
10,589mol/2 * 16 = 84,712 mol CO2
84,712mol * 22.4L/mol = 1,897,548.8 L CO2(g)
 Explanation
Based on the evidence we have gathered, we have found that the
1967 Ford Thunderbird is not environmentally friendly compared
to other cars such as the 2019 Mini Cooper JCW Hardtop Knights
Edition. The Mini Cooper we used as a comparison had a gas
mileage of about 33 miles per gallon. This meant that in total it
created 1,897,556.18 liters of CO2 by driving 15,000 miles. That may
not sound environmentally safe, but the Thunderbird has a gas
mileage of about 10.1 miles per gallon. This means the Thunderbird
creates 6,199,942.29 liters of CO2 by driving 15,000 miles. That’s
enough CO2 to fill 3,099,971 2 liter soda bottles and still have a
little left over. That being said the Thunderbird creates over 3 times
as much carbon dioxide as the Mini Cooper and therefore is not as
environmentally friendly.