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by Drublic on February 11th, 2007

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In countries that use the metric system, what is the term used to refer to the fuel effieciency of a car? In the US we call it "Gas Mileage".

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  • by Marcus_B on August 23rd, 2008

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    In sweden, it's generally litres/10 km, since a swedish "mil" is 10 km.

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  • by Shabba on April 29th, 2007

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    Depending on where you are, some people still refer to it as 'mileage', but the industry term is 'Fuel Efficiency', and is measured in 'Litres per hundred kilometers', as opposed to 'Miles per Gallon'.

    10 Litres per hundred kilometers (an average benchmark) equates to 23.9 Miles per (US)Gallon, or 28.24 Miles per (UK)Gallon.
    *Source: http://www.teaching-english-in-japan.net/conversion/kilometers_per_liter

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  • by anonymous on April 4th, 2007

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    Liters per 100kms is the term here in Germany. If you want to know the average that is the question you ask

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  • by Firebrand on February 11th, 2007

    Firebrand

    "What is the Average mileage of your car?" would be the question in the UK
    or "how many miles does it do to the gallon?"

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  • by fataka on February 11th, 2007

    fataka

    We use a very different word. "Average".
    Usually someone asks "how much average does your car give?" It is subconsciously understood be kilometers or miles as is the case.

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  • by nfntjy on February 11th, 2007

    nfntjy

    Generally, Feul Economy (Fuel Economy Measurement).

    Unfortunately, it is not "Gas Kilometerage," however funny that may sound in my head. :(

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  • by billybob on October 2nd, 2007

    billybob

    Liters per kilometer sounds the closest. Oh well, I'll just stick with my gallons per mile. The gas hog that my car is won't get miles per gallon.

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