Data:
- There are 33.7 kilowatt-hours in a gallon of gasoline.
- An average person generates about 100 watts an hour. A gallon of gas is equal to 42 days of 8 hour effort.
- Working out hard:
- The average fit person can produce about 3 watts/kg or 1.36 watts/pound. An 80 kg or 176 pound person 240 watts
- 140 hours of effort in a gallon of gas
- Top amateurs produce 5 watts/kg or 2.27 watts/pound. An 80 kg or 176 pound person 400 watts
- 84.2 hours of effort in a gallon of gas
- Elite athletes achieve 6 watts/kg or 2.72 watts/pound. An 80 kg or 176 pound person 480 watts
- 70.2 hours of effort in a gallon of gas
- The average fit person can produce about 3 watts/kg or 1.36 watts/pound. An 80 kg or 176 pound person 240 watts