How much car smarts do you really have? Grab a pencil and equip yourself with some basic auto-savvy!
True or false?
1. Americans are more energy efficient than Canadians.
2. Gas and oil are renewable fuels.
3. Global oil production peaked in 2005 and is now falling.
4. Canadian households spent an average of $2,500 for car fuel in 2005.
5. The annual fuel cost for the Prius, a hybrid car from Toyota, was $564 in 2005.
6. Diesel fuel for the Volkswagen Jetta station wagon cost a total of $795 in 2005.
7. Diesel fuel releases more climate-damaging carbon than gasoline.
8. Car gas emissions trap radiation in the earth's atmosphere, contributing to global warming.
9. You have to plug in a hybrid car to recharge its battery.
10. A hybrid car uses both gasoline and electricity for power.
11. Since hybrid cars were introduced in the 1990s, overall carbon emissions from cars have fallen.
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