$A$ car engine has a power of $20 kW$. The car makes a round trip of $1$ hour. If the thermal efficiency of the engine is $40 \%$ and the ambient temperature is $300 K$, the energy generated by fuel combustion is: (in $kJ$)

  • A
    $180000$
  • B
    $240000$
  • C
    $360000$
  • D
    $270000$

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