All you need to know about how to calculate your car's mileage

By Lokmat English Desk | Published: August 17, 2023 08:20 PM2023-08-17T20:20:02+5:302023-08-17T20:20:02+5:30

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The prices of petrol and diesel in the country are not going down. There is a situation where the companies say while selling and actually give the mileage of the car while driving. On top of that, there are cases of forgery and measurement errors at petrol pumps.

Current high-tech cars also display mileage on the front screen. Often it is based on the current running conditions. Then the range is often deceiving. Shows 600 and car runs 350-400 km. Where do you go wrong?

You can calculate the mileage of your car or scooter in a simple way. You have to fill the tank of your car, scooter to get mileage. Fill the car with as much fuel as possible. Don't refuel by moving the car too much.

One thing to be careful at this time, you should always fill the petrol pump with the same fuel that you normally fill. It means that even if it is a daily petrol pump, you should fill it with simple and extra power etc.

When the vehicle tank is full, immediately record the vehicle's kilometers and proceed. Now when the car's tank is half again, approach the same petrol pump and fill the fuel also record the kilometer reading.

Also record how many liters of petrol were filled at this time. Turn the car again, again when the tank is half full, approach the same petrol pump and repeat the process

Suppose if your car is half tank empty, if it drives 100 km in that time and takes 5 liters of fuel while filling that tank, then your car gives a mileage of 20Kmpl.

Now you don't need the same amount of traffic every time. Nor is it always the case that you will be traveling alone, with no luggage. Therefore, do the half tank-full tank process two to four times under different conditions. After that add the calculation, the average of this will be your mileage.

One thing to note is that your car consumes different amounts of fuel in traffic jams, at signals, in low-traffic areas and on highways. This gives different mileage here. Another thing is that many cars give high mileage at this speed of 60 - 80 kmph.