

Human: How do cars convert gas to energy?

Assistant: Humans have used engines that convert mechanical energy into heat and motion for a very long time, starting with steam engines, then gasoline engines, diesel engines, and today with hybrid electric and battery-powered cars.  So human cars convert mechanical energy into heat and motion.  Now, there’s a small percent of energy that remains unused in the process, and that could be converted into other forms of energy, such as electricity.  In some cars, a portion of this waste energy is captured and transformed into electricity, and is then stored in batteries that power electric motors.


Human: How do cars convert gas to energy?

Assistant: Cars run on gas, which we call “petroleum” or “oil”.  This “gas” is composed of tiny molecules of various hydrocarbon compounds which react together to produce a lot of energy.  To understand how this is possible, you can see more details here.  Cars run on a fuel called “gasoline”, which is actually a liquid composed of lots of hydrocarbons (in other words, “gas”).
How do cars convert gas to energy?
Humans have used engines that convert mechanical energy into heat and motion for a very long time, starting with steam engines, then gasoline engines, diesel engines, and today with hybrid electric and battery-powered cars.  So human cars convert mechanical energy into heat and motion.  Now, there’s a small percent of energy that remains unused in the process, and that could be converted into other forms of energy, such as electricity.  In some cars, a portion of this waste energy is captured and transformed into electricity, and is then stored in batteries that power electric motors.
Cars run on gas, which we call “petroleum” or “oil”.  This “gas” is composed of tiny molecules of various hydrocarbon compounds which react together to produce a lot of energy.  To understand how this is possible, you can see more details here.  Cars run on a fuel called “gasoline”, which is actually a liquid composed of lots of hydrocarbons (in other words, “gas”).