. and for UK readers, C = 282/E.
Also for UK readers, 16.81 mpg = 16.81 L/100 km. If you double one number, you halve the other, thus 8.40 mpg = 33.62 L/100 km, and 33.62 mpg = 8.40 L/100 km. US readers should use a factor of 15.34 instead of 16.81. Now if everybody used the same units of volume, I would not need to differentiate between UK and US readers, but then, if we all used the same units of volume, we would all be using litres anyway. _____ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bill Hooper Sent: 09 October 2007 18:40 To: U.S. Metric Association Subject: [USMA:39567] Re: Metric & the new Mini Cooper On 2007 Oct 8 , at 10:05 AM, Stephen Humphreys wrote: In the US do people watch the gal figure roll up or do you concentrate on how much the transaction is costing? Most people, myself included, just fill it up. I am consistently getting about 50 mpg (the only way the on board computer will show it). That is equivalent to 4.7 L/100 km . I'm sure many of you know the following but some who do not may find it convenient: if fuel consumption is known in miles per gallon (call it "C" for "consumption") and one desires fuel economy in litres per 100 kilometres (call it "E" for "economy") then C = 235/E It is also true that, conversely, E = 235/C Bill Hooper Fernandina Beach, Florida, USA
