Sunday 8 June 2008

Fuel stats

Got some good clear runs up the road, now gotta do maths on the numbers

112.4 miles since last fill up - mostly driving to and from work
Filled up with 8.86 litres at a cost of £10.80

This works out to
£1.22 per litre - damn the government
9.6p per mile - crikey
8.86 litres = 1.949 gallons (Imperial)
57.67 miles per gallon (Imperial) for city driving
48.02 miles per gallon (US)

Figures for the drive north
First blob 138.5 miles
Second blob 241.1 miles
Third blob 332 miles
392.3 miles when filled up
Filled up with 24.86 litres at a cost of £28.56

This works out to
£1.15 per litre - damn the government
7.3p per mile - bit of an improvement
24.86 litres = 5.468 gallons (Imperial)
71.74 miles per gallon (Imperial) for motorway driving
59.74 miles per gallon (US)

Figures for return journey south
First blob 145.5 miles
Second blob 240.1 miles
Third blob 342.2 miles

Extrapolated miles per gallon for return journey
73.94 miles per gallon (Imperial)
61.56 miles per gallon (US)

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