With gas prices at historic highs, pm consults some of the best minds in automotive design and engineering on how to hit the next big milestone in fuel economy. Its a good way to determine the fuel costs of a vacation though. Dec 23, 2016 a van travels 300 miles on 15 gallons of gas. January 4, 2017 fullsize suvs can weigh more than 5,000 pounds, and many come with gasguzzling v8 engines, so fuel efficiency isnt one of their strong points.
The epa fueleconomy sticker youll see on the window of a chevrolet volt looks like an excel spreadsheet, but the key figures are 35 miles of electric range, 93 miles pergallon equivalent. The gas tank withstands 360,000 pounds of pressure allowing for maximum fuel efficiency. Click here to view all the harley davidson sportster xl1200 customs currently participating in our fuel tracking program. This allowed him to use a series of hoses to feed gas vapors and air directly into the engine. A common margin is 25% more miles per gallon for an efficient turbodiesel. Detroit blew a gasket earlier this year when the bush administration raised the gas mileage requirement for suvs by 1. If i drive 250 miles with a 30 gallon tank with gas. As others have pointed out, the legend on the bottom accounts for the changes in the x axis and this change is. Mileage conversion provides conversion between measure of usage of fuel. Now divide miles milespergallon to get the number of gallons of gas you will need perhaps less or more than one tankful lastly multiply the miles by dollarspermile note. Click here to view all the harley davidson flhxs street glide specials currently participating in our fuel tracking program.
We will explain to the user very clearly what the program will be doing and how they should enter data. Then multiply by 100 by moving the decimal point two places to the left, and youll get 5. Jan 04, 2017 january 4, 2017 fullsize suvs can weigh more than 5,000 pounds, and many come with gas guzzling v8 engines, so fuel efficiency isnt one of their strong points. In my giii prius smallv with the atp, i picked it up with a couple hundred miles in orem on tuesday, drove it to las vegas on just about a tank of gas wavering between enough miles left and barely enough miles left, and got around 44 or so according to the computer. Calculating the cost of gas for a road trip howstuffworks. I fixedup my car, a 1972 thunderbird with a 429 cubic inch engine, with.
Whether you are looking for purchase the vehicle or just wanting to see what your current one gets, we hope this information is helpful for you. So our hypothetical airresistanceonly car gets 31 mpg at freeway speeds. Divide speed miles per hour by fuel economy miles per gallon. Write a program that asks the user to input the number of miles driven and gas used. A cars milespergallon mpg can be calculated with the following formula. This only calculates the amount of gas, no other expenses, like vehicle costs, wear and tear, maintenance, etc.
I use about four gallons of gas every two weeks, ogle said. Jul 18, 2006 with gas prices at historic highs, pm consults some of the best minds in automotive design and engineering on how to hit the next big milestone in fuel economy. The formula for calculating miles per gallon is simply miles driven divided by gallons used. However, note it varies rather wildly if speed is varying, and it doesnt work when you are stopped at a light. How many miles can your car travel with a full tank of 12 gallons. Here is the formula for calculating miles per gallon mpg. Surprisingly, all save about the same amount of gas over 10,000 miles. Fuel cost for a 500 mile roadtrip gas costs calculator. Find out how many gallons of gas will be used and the cost when travelling a known amount of miles. The following table shows how different levels of mpg roughly translate to gallons of gas consumed over 10,000 miles gp10k. Harley davidson sportster xl1200 custom mpg actual mpg.
Oct 08, 2008 surprisingly, all save about the same amount of gas over 10,000 miles. First 1500 miles with a compressed natural gas truck. Find out the miles per gallon value of your vehicle. Cost of a 500 mile trip by fuel cost and miles per gallon. I get 30 miles to the gallon and im driving 500 miles. To calculate your actual miles per gallon, reset your trip meter. Audi and parent company volkswagen are working on cars that get almost 300 miles per gallon and could come to market in three years. For a successful calculation you need to enter at least the number of miles to travel on your trip as well as the mpg of you car or vehicle. Mine usually blinks at 450 miles but i only fill up to 8. If video does not auto start, click right center of donut to jump start it playing. Miles per gallon of gas a car with a 16 gallon gas tank averages 345 miles per tankful when driven in town and 460 miles per tankful when driven on the highway. Sep 29, 20 i get 30 miles to the gallon and im driving 500 miles. Why we should measure by gallons per mile, not miles per. Some of the pumps are set for gas equivalent per gallon and some are set at diesel equivalent per gallon.
If it blinks at 400 miles and you filled up 10 gallons, you have problem. A headturning car designed by college students gets 3,000 miles per gallon, enough to drive across the country on a single tank of gas. Epa mpg owner mpg estimates 2017 honda civic 2dr 4 cyl, 2. How many gallons of fuel does it take to travel 350 miles. So to calculate the miles driven you take the miles at the end of the tank and subtract the miles at the start of the tank, and then you divide that by the total gallons of gas used. Keep in mind that people dont usually get the advertised fuel efficiency for their car. We are a local company so neither diesel or ng are going to get great mpg. Jan 18, 2008 if video does not auto start, click right center of donut to jump start it playing. It probably works ok for average speed and average fuel economy. Fuel cost for a 1500 mile roadtrip gas costs calculator. Audi, volkswagen working on 300 mpg cars extremetech. Harley davidson flhxs street glide special mpg actual mpg. Jan 03, 2020 we did all the hard work and compiled the following miles per gallon and fuel efficiency data for the 2007 honda civic to help with your research. Favorite movie based on a comic strip m to z see more polls.
Replace the conventional fuel tank with a flexiblefuel tank that can run on a combination of 15 percent petroleum and 85 percent ethanol or methanol, and you get between 400 and 500 miles per gallon of gasoline. May 10, 2012 over the threeday journey, they averaged 84. It should calculate the cars milesper gallon and display the result on the screen. The program should prompt the user to enter the number of gallons used and the number of miles driven for each of the 3 tanks of gas. If i drive 250 miles with a 30 gallon tank with gas at 2. If you also enter the gas price you expect to pay we can also give you an. Dec 11, 2012 audi and parent company volkswagen are working on cars that get almost 300 miles per gallon and could come to market in three years.
Here are 5 other 2007 vehicles that have very similar gas mileage. What are some other vehicles that get the same gas mileage. He says there is new technology that turns the engine off while the car is waiting at a stoplight. This page will calculate how much you will spend on gas on a road trip. Harley davidson flhxs street glide special mpg actual. Get a screw driver and spend 2 minutes here duration. If i drive 500 miles, about how much will the total. Ogle claims his system will average about 160 miles per gallon in city driving, treatment average of 12 miles per gallon. Find how many gallons the van needs to travel 360 miles. Search by make for fuel efficient new and used cars and trucks. To find out your total fuel cost, visit the american automobile associations aaa daily fuel gauge report to determine the average gas prices in the area youll be driving.
The way to calculate the amount of gas used is to divide distance by mpg. Research, compare and save listings, or contact sellers directly from 330 2010 civic models nationwide. Hdr partners with clients to connect the right engineering, architecture, environmental and construction services experience and expertise for your projects. Apr 30, 2008 ogle claims his system will average about 160 miles per gallon in city driving, treatment average of 12 miles per gallon. If you do that you could improve that 20 milepergallon vehicle today to 35 miles per gallon. For example, the current model skoda octavia, using volkswagen engines, has a combined european fuel efficiency of 41. The current crop of hybrid cars get around 50 miles per gallon. The gas from the tank travels through several filters which stretches the energy available in each gallon. Write a c program that determines the miles per gallon for. Take the reciprocal of 18 by dividing one by 18 and get 0. The price of parking, road tolls, motels, tickets, etc.
Setting the energy delivered by a gallon of gas equal to the energy required to overcome air resistance. For instance, if you plan to drive 500 miles in a car that gets 25 mpg, youll need about 20 gallons of gasoline. Harley davidson sportster xl1200 custom mpg actual mpg from. Cost of a 1500 mile trip by fuel cost and miles per gallon. Write a c program that determines the miles per gallon for 3 tanks of gasoline that a user fills in hisher car. A quick check of the numbers above will confirm the following gas usage over 10,000 miles. Apr 10, 2012 a headturning car designed by college students gets 3,000 miles per gallon, enough to drive across the country on a single tank of gas. These are real cars really light cars using hybrid or. Apr 06, 2011 i use about four gallons of gas every two weeks, ogle said.
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