Category: Fuel

Fuel-related units for measuring energy consumption and efficiency

Fuel efficiency is an essential measure for understanding how far a vehicle or machine can travel or operate using a certain amount of energy. Whether you’re calculating how many miles a car can go per gallon of fuel or how much fuel is needed for a 100 km journey, fuel units help us monitor and optimize energy consumption in everything from cars to airplanes, impacting both cost and sustainability.

Common fuel units

Kilometers per liter: Used internationally to measure fuel efficiency, showing how far a vehicle can travel on 1 liter of fuel.
Miles per gallon: Common in the US; measures how many miles a vehicle can travel per gallon of fuel, with 1 mile per gallon roughly equal to 0.425 kilometers per liter.
Liter per 100 kilometers: A metric commonly used in many countries to show fuel consumption, representing the number of liters a vehicle consumes to travel 100 kilometers.