What’s the best fuel for your car? (4:28)
Key Ideas
As this video progresses, key ideas will be introduced to invoke discussion.
Key Ideas
Think about the following questions as you watch the video
- 00:41 What is gasoline derived from? Where does the energy in gasoline come from? How are gasoline and diesel different?
- 01:25 What are the advantages and drawbacks of using fossil fuels?
- 01:56 How do electric cars work, and how can they become as efficient as gasoline-powered cars?
- 03:10 What are two approaches to making carbon-neutral liquid fuels? What are advantages and disadvantages of using these alternative fuels?
- 03:45 What is a Green Premium?
- 04:19 How do we ultimately determine what is the best fuel for our cars?