About the Fuel Efficiency Converter
What is the Fuel Efficiency Converter?
India quotes mileage in km/L, Europe in L/100 km and the US in miles per gallon. This fuel efficiency converter translates between them.
Note that L/100 km is inverted – lower is better.
How to use the Fuel Efficiency Converter
- Value (sample: 15)
- From (sample: Kilometres per litre (km/L))
- To (sample: Litres per 100 km (L/100 km))
- Press Convert Fuel Efficiency (results also refresh as you type). The result card shows the Converted Value, along with km per litre, Litres per 100 km, Miles per US gallon and Miles per UK gallon.
Formula used
L/100 km = 100 ÷ km/L; US mpg = km/L × 2.352; UK mpg = km/L × 2.825
- km/L = distance per litre
- L/100 km = fuel used per 100 km
Worked example
These are the sample values already filled in the calculator above, and the result it returns for them:
| Input | Sample value |
|---|---|
| Value | 15 |
| From | Kilometres per litre (km/L) |
| To | Litres per 100 km (L/100 km) |
| Result | Value |
|---|---|
| Converted Value | 6.667 L/100 km |
| km per litre | 15 km/L |
| Litres per 100 km | 6.667 L/100 km |
| Miles per US gallon | 35.282 mpg |
| Miles per UK gallon | 42.372 mpg |
| Fuel for 1,000 km | 66.7 L |
Tips for using the Fuel Efficiency Converter
- Real-world mileage is typically 15–25% below ARAI-certified figures.
- UK mpg figures look higher than US mpg because the UK gallon is bigger.