Some interesting Stats on my 2013 Chevy Volt.  as of 12/18/2022:

1. Current age of car: 9 years
2. Number of miles driven: 135,000
3. Energy used by the car
   1. Amount of gasoline used: 1080 gal.
   2. Amount of total electricity used: 32,400 kwh
      1. Electricity supplied by LELD is ~40% renewable sources and remainder from Natural gas.
      2. Electricity from renewable sources: 12,960 kwh
      3. Electricity from fossil fuels: 19440 kwh
   3. Total CO2 emissions of the car
      1. from electricity use: 19,000 lbs (from 19,440 kwh electricity generation
      2. from gasoline use: 19.6 * 1080 = 21,170 lbs)
      3. Total CO2 emissions of car: 40,170 lbs.
   4. Total CO2 emissions of an EQUIVALENT GASOLINE powered car:
      1. 75,600 lbs
      2. assumptions:
         1. 35 miles per gallon
         2. 3857 gallons used
      3. This car helped reduce CO2 emissions by: ~35,600 lbs. so far!!
      4. References:
         1. https://www.eia.gov/tools/faqs/faq.php?id=74&t=11 )
         2. (https://www.epa.gov/greenvehicles/greenhouse-gas-emissions-typical-passenger-vehicle#:~:text=typical%20passenger%20vehicle%3F-,A%20typical%20passenger%20vehicle%20emits%20about%204.6%20metric%20tons%20of,8%2C887%20grams%20of%20CO2.

We love having Black Earth Composting at the Transfer Station because we no longer have smelly trash at home. Grocery stores sell certifiable compostable bags that go into the freezer until dump day (no smell). Since we eat a lot of fish and shellfish, this is a perfect solution for their skins and shells. And we love that food waste is converted into organic compost that we can buy at Ace Hardware. Also happy the weight of solid trash is reduced to save the Town money.

Following the  May 17, 2022 CREW reunion at the library sent to the 2040 grads the  Energize Boxborugh webite url  with directions on joining the 2040 team and adding actions from their Personal Climate Action Plans to the website.