Car vs. Bike Calculator

How your car compares to biking in terms of carbon emissions? Here is any easy and useful tool, Car vs. Bike Calculator. Enter your trip details into the calculator to find the difference in emissions between driving a car and riding a bike.

Using Tool Guide

To use the Car vs. Bike Calculator is easy . Here’s how you can:

Input Fields

1. Distance: Enter the distance of your trip into the calculator to find out the emissions. (e.g., 50)
2. Distance Unit: Select the unit of distance (either miles or kilometers). (e.g., mi)
3. Fuel Efficiency: Enter the fuel efficiency of your car into the calculator to see its impact. (e.g., 25)
4. Fuel Efficiency Unit: Choose the unit for fuel efficiency (MPG or liters per 100 kilometers). (e.g., mpg)
5. Fuel Type: Select the type of fuel your car uses. (e.g., gasoline)
6. Electricity Consumption: Enter the electricity consumption of your bike (Wh/km). (e.g., 0.15)

Formula

The calculator uses the following formulas to estimate emissions:

For Car Emissions:

$$\text{Car Emissions}=\left(\frac{\text{Distance in Miles}}{\text{Fuel Efficiency in MPG}}\right)\times \text{Emissions per Unit of Fuel}$$

Calculation Examples

Example 1

For example your input is:

• Distance: 50
• Distance Unit: mi
• Fuel Efficiency: 25
• Fuel Efficiency Unit: mpg
• Fuel Type: gasoline
• Electricity Consumption: 0.15

Calculation Steps:

1. Convert Distance to Miles:

• Distance: 50 mi

2. Fuel Efficiency:

• Fuel Efficiency: 25 mpg

3. Emissions per Unit of Fuel:

• For gasoline: 8887 grams of CO2 per gallon

4. Calculate Car Emissions:

$$\text{Car Emissions}=\left(\frac{50}{25}\right)\times 8887=2\times 8887=17774\text{grams of CO2}$$

5. Calculate Bike Emissions:

$$\text{Bike Emissions}=50\times 0.15\times 13.7=102.75\text{grams of CO2}$$

6. Result:

• • Car Emissions: 17774 grams of CO2
  • Bike Emissions: 102.75 grams of CO2

Example 2

Foe example your input is:

• Distance: 80
• Distance Unit: km
• Fuel Efficiency: 12
• Fuel Efficiency Unit: l100km
• Fuel Type: diesel
• Electricity Consumption: 0.2

Calculation Steps:

1. Convert Distance to Miles:

• Distance: 80 km = 80 \times 0.621371 = 49.71 mi

2. Convert Fuel Efficiency to MPG:

• Fuel Efficiency: 12 l/100km
• Convert to MPG: 235.215 / 12 = 19.60 mpg

3. Emissions per Unit of Fuel:

• For diesel: 10180 grams of CO2 per gallon

4. Calculate Car Emissions:

$$\text{Car Emissions}=\left(\frac{49.71}{19.60}\right)\times 10180=2.54\times 10180=25857.2\text{grams of CO2}$$

5. Calculate Bike Emissions:

$$\text{Bike Emissions}=49.71\times 0.2\times 13.7=136.81\text{grams of CO2}$$

6. Result:

• Car Emissions: 25857.2 grams of CO2
• Bike Emissions: 136.81 grams of CO2