
When you burn a litre of diesel, which weighs around 840g, you get around 2.68kg of carbon dioxide (CO2). When you burn a litre of petrol, which weighs around 740g, you get around 2.31kg of carbon dioxide. Why is what…
This calculator works out how much carbon dioxide is released when you burn a certain amount of fuel. The figures are averages as the weights of diesel and petrol depend on a number of factors such as the temperature and…
When a large lorry pulling a heavy load gets a green light it seems like they have changed three or four gears before they are even through the junction. But not all lorries are like this. A smaller rigid lorry…
Eventually it becomes uneconomical to maintain an old car unless you have the skills yourself. Sometimes it will be a cherished family car, while other times it’ll be a lemon that you’ll be glad to see the back of. There…