Why do we use L 100km?

The first (and most common) reference is litres per 100km (litres/100km). This is how many litres of fuel the car needs in order to travel 100km. You’ll often see it referred to as ‘fuel economy’. In this instance, the higher the number of kilometres travelled the more fuel-efficient.

What is the metric version of mpg?

MPGe
Instead, participants favored a miles per gallon equivalent, MPGe, as the metric to compare with the familiar miles per gallon used for gasoline vehicles. The research also concluded that the kWh per 100 miles metric was more confusing to focus group participants compared to a miles per kWh.

How does L 100km calculate mpg?

To calculate your average fuel economy, divide the number of liters (49) by the distance travelled (540) and then multiply by 100. That’s it! In this case, the result is 9.07 L/100 km.

Why is there no kilometers per Litre?

It is rarely used, because liters per hundred kilometers has been adopted as the standard in much of the world. Kilometers per liter is not viewed as an accurate measure of fuel consumption because it doesn’t change linearly with how much gasoline is used, see Figure 1 below.

Which gallon is used in mpg?

What does mpg mean? Mpg stands for miles per gallon, and is used to show how far your car is able to travel for every gallon (or 4.55 litres) of fuel it uses.

Is higher or lower mpg better?

Gas mileage is determined by the number of miles a vehicle can go on one gallon of gas. Hence the term “miles per gallon (mpg).” The higher the mpg rating, the better or more efficient a car is, and the lower the mpg rating, the worse it is.

How do you convert km to MPG?

Convert kilometers per liter to miles per gallon (kml or kpl to mpg). Please enter the Km/l value to convert to mpg. 1 kilometer per liter is equal to 2.3521458 mpg….Kilometers per liter to MPG (US) Conversion Table.

How does l km calculate fuel consumption?

Calculating a vehicle’s fuel consumption is not difficult. Simply note down the distance travelled since the last top-up and then take a note of how much fuel it consumed to travel that distance, then divide the litres used by the kilometres travelled and multiply by 100 to calculate consumption in litres/100km.

Why is British MPG different?

The first is, as you mention, the Imperial gallon. The British use a gallon that is 20 percent larger than a U.S. gallon, not 10 percent larger. So right there, you increase the mileage rating by 20 percent.

Is MPG imperial or metric?

When the mpg unit is used, it is necessary to identify the type of gallon used: the imperial gallon is 4.54609 liters, and the U.S. gallon is 3.785 liters. When using a measure expressed as distance per fuel unit, a higher number means more efficient, while a lower number means less efficient.