Fuel Consumption Calculator
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What is fuel consumption?How to calculate the fuel consumption of a vehicleHow to use this fuel consumption calculatorOther related calculatorFAQsThis fuel consumption calculator will help you estimate the amount of fuel a vehicle consumes at particular distances like 100 km, 10 km, and miles, to name a few, which we commonly use in determining fuel or gas consumption. In this calculator, you will learn the following:
- What fuel consumption is;
- How to use this fuel consumption calculator; and
- How to calculate the fuel consumption of a vehicle.
Keep on reading to start learning.
What is fuel consumption?
When we travel by land using a fuel-powered vehicle, we either spend too much on fuel or don't really care about it (talk about life goals). However, for most of us who want to budget our travels, knowing our vehicle's fuel or gas consumption from a recent long trip can help us plan our future rides better.
Fuel consumption is a measure of how efficiently a vehicle uses up fuel, comparable to fuel economy (or fuel efficiency). Fuel economy quantifies a car's efficiency by how far a vehicle travels using a particular amount of fuel, i.e., in miles per gallon (MPG) or kilometers per liter (kmpl).
On the other hand, fuel consumption tells us how much fuel a vehicle burns fuel at a certain distance, e.g., in liters per kilometer (L/km) or liters per 100 kilometers (L/100km).
How to calculate the fuel consumption of a vehicle
Let's say we want to know a vehicle's fuel consumption that consumes two full tanks, in this case, 100 liters, to travel a total distance of 1320 km from France to Italy with some detours. To find the fuel consumption of this vehicle, we can substitute our known parameters in this fuel consumption formula to have:
From our calculation, we found that the vehicle consumes 0.07576 liters of fuel per kilometer. For a better perspective, we can convert it to the more typical unit of liters per 100 kilometers by multiplying our calculated value by , as shown below:
Now that is easier to imagine. 🙂
💡 Consequently, if you know the fuel efficiency of your vehicle, you can simply take its reciprocal to find your vehicle's fuel consumption, as shown in this fuel consumption formula:
How to use this fuel consumption calculator
For faster fuel or gas consumption calculation, you can use our calculator by entering the distance traveled and the fuel used to determine the fuel consumption instantly.
You can expand the section "Trip cost" to enter the fuel price to calculate your total trip cost in terms of fuel.
How do I calculate fuel cost per mile?
To calculate fuel cost per mile, say a vehicle traveled 45 miles and used 1.75 US gallons of fuel:
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First, determine the fuel consumption by dividing the fuel used by the distance traveled:
1.75 US gallons / 45 miles =0.03889 gal/mi (US). -
Then, multiply the fuel consumption by the fuel price, say $8 per US gallon. We then have
0.03889 gal/mi (US) × $8 per US gallon = $0.31111/mi ≈$0.31/mi.
How do I calculate fuel consumption per 100 km?
To calculate fuel consumption per 100 km, divide the amount of fuel used in liters by the distance in kilometers and multiply the product by 100. If you want to find the fuel consumption per 10 km, perform the same first step but multiply the product by 10 instead of 100.