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L/100 km

L/100 km

6.5
The number of liters of fuel a vehicle uses to travel one hundred kilometers
  • noun
  • Australian
: L/100 km
  • The new hybrid car boasts a fuel efficiency of just 4 L/100 km on the highway.

Examples

  • With a consumption rate of 7 L/100 km, this model is considered quite economical for its class.

  • Many European countries report vehicle fuel consumption using the L/100 km standard rather than miles per gallon.

  • The car has a fuel efficiency of L/100 km.

  • With a rating of 5 L/100 km, this vehicle is very economical.

  • Many European countries report vehicle fuel consumption using the L/100 km standard rather than miles per gallon.

  • The new hybrid car boasts a fuel efficiency of just 4 L/100 km on the highway.

  • With a consumption rate of 7 L/100 km, this model is considered quite economical for its class.

Synonyms

fuel consumption rate
vsL/100 km
1 3.9

Amount of fuel a vehicle like a car uses for a certain distance or time

measures fuel for a fixed distance using a specific unit rather than varied units
liters per hundred kilometers
vsL/100 km
  • UK
3.5

How many liters of fuel a car uses to drive 100 kilometers

is the same measure but shown as a short symbol or abbreviation

Surface Forms

L/100 km singular
L/100 kms plural

Morphology

L/100 + km

This is a transparent unit expression: it reads as liters per 100 kilometres and is directly derivable from the constituent units and the numeric/per notation (L, 100, km, and the slash meaning ‘per’). The composition follows a standard, cross-linguistic measurement convention rather than an idiomatic or metaphorical sense, so a learner who knows the unit symbols and basic numeric/per notation will understand it.

Etymology

The measure L/100 km comes from a simple idea: it shows how many liters (L) of fuel a car uses to drive 100 kilometers (100 km). Because using 100 km gives easy numbers to compare, L/100 km became the usual way to show 'fuel consumption'.