How much energy is in 10 gallons of gasoline?

• 1.22 billion Joules of energy
• 81% of the energy in an average lightning bolt
• 145 days of food
• 0.29 tonnes of TNT
• 10 days of energy for the average US household
• 14% of the energy needed for the car to escape Earth’s gravity

The mass of carbon dioxide emitted by the 10 gallons of gasoline is equivalent to:

• 95.5 lbs of coal
• 3.7 propane cylinders
• 1.2x the total body mass of an American adult male

Authored by: Andrew Kristof