For Exercises 16–20, refer to the following. Energy can be thought of as power applied over time. Power can be measured in kilowatts and energy in kilowatt-hours (kWh), where 1 kilowatt-hour is 1000 watts of power exerted for 1 hour. For example, a 40-watt bulb burning for 24 hours consumes 960 watt-hours ≈ 1 kWh. Other forms of energy, such as food or gasoline, can be converted to an equivalent in kWh.

Question 18.49

19. The 2015 Kia Soul Electric vehicle uses a combined city/highway 32 kWh/100 mi.

  1. What does the electricity cost to drive it 15,000 mi/yr at a cost of $0.12/kWh?
  2. What is the car’s MPGe?
  3. The fuel economy labels in Great Britain for electric cars give just the energy consumption in mi/kWh. For example, the 2012 Nissan Leaf is rated at 3.5 mi/kWh. What is the corresponding MPGe?

19.

(a) $576

(b) 105 MPGe

(c) 118 MPGe