Vehicle & Travel5 min read
Trip Fuel Cost: Distance ÷ Mileage × Price
A 360 km drive at 15 km/L needs 24 litres, and at ₹105 a litre that is ₹2,520. Find your own mileage, adjust for traffic, and split the cost fairly.
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- Vehicle & Travel5 min read
Comparing Fuel Efficiency: Litres Used, Not Just km/L
Over 500 km, a 20 km/L car burns 25 litres and a 15 km/L car burns 33.33. See how to compare in litres and rupees, and why km/L can mislead.
- Vehicle & Travel4 min read
How Far Can You Drive on a Full Tank?
Driving range = litres of fuel × km per litre. A 35 L tank at 16 km/L gives 560 km on paper, and about 504 km if you keep a 10% reserve.
- Vehicle & Travel5 min read
How to Calculate Gas Mileage From a Fill-Up
Divide miles driven by gallons added at the next fill-up: 312 miles on 11.6 US gallons is 26.9 mpg, or about 8.7 L/100 km. Here is the full method.
- Vehicle & Travel5 min read
Km per Litre: Check Your Car's Real Mileage
A car that covered 412 km on 28.4 litres managed 14.5 km/L, or about ₹6.9 per km at ₹100 a litre. Work out your own figure with the tank-to-tank method.
- Vehicle & Travel6 min read
How to Calculate Miles Per Gallon (MPG)
Divide the miles you drove by the gallons you burned: 300 miles on 10 US gallons is 30 mpg. See the full-tank method and the US vs UK gallon trap.
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