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Work out true km/l with the tank-to-tank method from odometer and litres filled, with l/100km, mpg and cost per km.
This calculator measures real fuel efficiency with the tank-to-tank (brim-to-brim) method: mileage in km/l is the distance between two full-to-the-brim fills divided by the litres it took to refill. It ignores the litres in the first fill, because those replaced fuel burnt before the measurement began, and it averages several tanks so one generous or stingy fill does not skew the answer. Results are also shown as litres per 100 km, US mpg, imperial mpg and fuel cost per kilometre.
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Enter the values you already know.
Fine-tune the options to match your scenario.
Read the result and use it in your planning or reporting.
Uses litres actually dispensed, so it cannot be optimistic like a dashboard readout.
Log several fills to smooth out differences in how full the tank was brimmed.
km/l, l/100 km, US mpg, UK mpg and cost per km from the same readings.
Fill the tank to the brim, note the odometer, drive normally, then brim it again and divide the distance covered by the litres dispensed. 430 km on a 28.5-litre refill is 430 ÷ 28.5 = 15.09 km/l.
That first fill replaces fuel you burnt before the measurement started, so counting it would mix in an unknown distance. Only litres dispensed at the end of a measured stretch belong in the division.
Multiply km/l by 2.352 for US mpg and by 2.825 for imperial mpg, because a US gallon is 3.785 litres and a UK gallon is 4.546 litres, with a mile at 1.609344 km. So 15 km/l is 35.3 US mpg or 42.4 UK mpg.
Certified figures come from a standard test cycle at controlled speeds, load and temperature. Real driving adds traffic, air conditioning, roof loads, tyre pressure below spec and short cold trips, and a 15-25% shortfall against the claimed figure is normal.
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