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What MPG am I getting?

  • 31-01-2010 9:00pm
    #1
    Berty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,152 ✭✭✭✭


    So I have a Volvo S40 1.8 Bioethanol / Petrol and mostly petrol because the station that sells the E85 has a broken pump, go figure. :rolleyes:

    So, the tank has 52 Litres and Im getting around 450kms per tank or so.

    So thats around 12 Kms per litre
    So thats 7.4 Miles Per Litre
    3.8 Litres in a Gallon
    (7.4 , 3.8)

    = 28.12 MPG

    Is that correct?

    I didn't do terribly well in Mathematics during my school days. :rolleyes:


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  • #2
    Mr Benevolent
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,456 ✭✭✭✭Mr Benevolent


    450km/52 litres is 8.65km/l

    That's 5.4 miles/l and 24.5mpg :eek:

    (There's 4.54l in a UK gallon)

    That puts me off bioethanol!


  • #3
    peasant
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,819 ✭✭✭✭peasant


    emmm ...you don't calculate your fuel consumption on the theoretical size of the tank but on the amount actually filled per distance travelled.

    Brim it, set the counter to zero and at the next fill take note of the exact liters actually put in and the distance travelled ...and then calculate again


  • #4
    ShayK1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,602 ✭✭✭ShayK1


    based on your figures I make it 24.5mpg aswell but I'd agree with peasant on how you should calculate.


  • #5
    vectra
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,590 ✭✭✭✭vectra


    Berty wrote: »
    So I have a Volvo S40 1.8 Bioethanol / Petrol and mostly petrol because the station that sells the E85 has a broken pump, go figure. :rolleyes:

    So, the tank has 52 Litres and Im getting around 450kms per tank or so.

    So thats around 12 Kms per litre
    So thats 7.4 Miles Per Litre
    3.8 Litres in a Gallon
    (7.4 , 3.8)

    = 28.12 MPG

    Is that correct?

    I didn't do terribly well in Mathematics during my school days. :rolleyes:

    450 kms = 279 Miles
    279/52 = 5.36 Miles per liter

    1 Imperial Gallon (UK) = 4.54609188 litres

    So to make it simpler call it 4.55

    5.36 x 4.55

    = 24.38 MPG

    ( I was bad at maths as well though :D )


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