Carbon footprint per mile driven: what US vehicle emissions actually show
The carbon footprint per mile driven in the US depends primarily on one variable: fuel efficiency. A standard 25 MPG gasoline car emits approximately 0.36 kg CO₂ per mile, using the EPA’s standardised emission factor of 8.89 kg CO₂ per gallon of gasoline burned. Everything else flows from that relationship. How the calculation works For […]