The air drag force on a car is 0.225 A ρV2. Assume air at 290 K, 100 kPa and a car frontal area of 4 m2 driving at 90 km/h. How much energy is used to overcome the air drag driving for 30 minutes?
W = F ∆x = 676 N x 45 000 m
= 30 420 000 J = 30.42 MJ