Fuel economy converter

Fuel economy is given either as distance per fuel (km/L, mpg — higher is better) or fuel per distance (L/100 km — lower is better), so converting between them inverts the number.

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Common conversions

1 kilometres per litre equals

litres per 100 km (L/100km)100
miles per gallon (US) (mpg)2.35215
miles per gallon (UK) (mpg (UK))2.82481

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About Fuel economy units

kilometres per litre (km/L)
Higher is more economical.
litres per 100 km (L/100km)
Used in Europe; lower is more economical.

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