Good evening Nairalanders,

I happen to do a lot of analysis based on fuel consumption of various vehicles as related to the work I do. Though there is a certain standard that we use for these calculations or analysis but I have not been able to exactly ascertain how this standards was gotten in the first instance and online research has been of little help as the parameters used are different from what is obtainable here.

It has become paramount though that I know the exact standard or parameter for as relating distance covered as compared to fuel used up for The trip.

For my more knowledgeable colleagues in the house pls what is the average km that a saloon car, a mini bus, coaster buses and hilux should cover per litre of fuel used.


Thank you in anticipation of your responses..

shekonz:
Good evening Nairalanders,

I happen to do a lot of analysis based on fuel consumption of various vehicles as related to the work I do. Though there is a certain standard that we use for these calculations or analysis but I have not been able to exactly ascertain how this standards was gotten in the first instance and online research has been of little help as the parameters used are different from what is obtainable here.

It has become paramount though that I know the exact standard or parameter for as relating distance covered as compared to fuel used up for The trip.

For my more knowledgeable colleagues in the house pls what is the average km that a saloon car, a mini bus, coaster buses and hilux should cover per litre of fuel used.


Thank you in anticipation of your responses..

there lies your answer.
https://www.nairaland.com/4096021/how-calculate-fuel-consumption-car

as for the bolded part, it depends largely on engine fitted and some other small parameters, not a definite figure.

shekonz:
Good evening Nairalanders,
pls what is the average km that
a saloon car - 6-18km/L depending on make, engine size etc
a mini bus, - (Toyota hiace?) - 6-9km/L (petrol)
coaster buses - 4-6km/L (petrol)
hilux - 6-8km/L (petrol)

should cover per litre of fuel used.
Thank you in anticipation of your responses..

Diesels will be much higher pound for pound
*Note - I have either used or monitored the vehicles above on a fleet basis hence my insights

Cheers

Shagati:


Diesels will be much higher pound for pound
*Note - I have either used or monitored the vehicles above on a fleet basis hence my insights

Cheers

I don't think so.... petrol is catching up. I have a ford petrol bought N2000 in lagos 4 days ago then came to ibadan full speed still using same petrol as am typing.

I was baffled so I checked the car manual to find why....de engine was rated up 60mpg.

Mine only consume more fuel when am crawling on the road.

ricki:


I don't think so.... petrol is catching up. I have a ford petrol bought N2000 in lagos 4 days ago then came to ibadan full speed still using same petrol as am typing.

I was baffled so I checked the car manual to find why....de engine was rated up 60mpg.

Share more please, model and engine model year if available

sultaan:


Share more please, model and engine model year if available

Maybe a Ford Ka with 0.7L engine

Can help with the answer but my corolla takes me to and from from Lagos to Delta and back with only 2k fuel top up on my way back. I leave Lagos with full tank.

That is when I go to see my parents. I leave on Friday and back to Lagos on Sunday.

I'll share my experience when I buy my car next year

1L/10 km is the worst case analysis I use, taking into consideration hold up and traffic build up. usually I do base 1L/ 16km

For a 4 cyclinder engine =18 - 24mpg
Hilux = 6 cyc engine =15 - 20mpg.
Coaster bus = v8 engine = 12 - 14mpg.
Hybrid saloons = 24 - 30mpg.

It differs slightly for most cars, weight,size,aerodynamic,age etc either adds or reduces the mpg consumed


Mpg = miles/gallon

You can use google (mpg/kml) to ascertain that in km/l if its the distance unit used in your country.

Shagati:


Maybe a Ford Ka with 0.7L engine

Uncle, how can human being be driving that kinda thing on an interstate highway?

Make Dangote trailer pass and blow am comot from road

ricki:


I don't think so.... petrol is catching up. I have a ford petrol bought N2000 in lagos 4 days ago then came to ibadan full speed still using same petrol as am typing.

I was baffled so I checked the car manual to find why....de engine was rated up 60mpg.

I bet u r a joker, u sure know how to exaggerate.....60miles per gallon Plus, full speed is relative, yor full speed cud be at 120kmh, whereas for me,.....even 200kmh isn't full speed yet! Put N2000 petrol in a Mercedes-Benz 190E, it will drive comfortably from Mokola (Ibadan) to Onipanu (Lagos), fact.

OBAnkemi:


I bet u r a joker, u sure know how to exaggerate.....60miles per gallon Plus, full speed is relative, yor full speed cud be at 120kmh, whereas for me,.....even 200kmh isn't full speed yet! Put N2000 petrol in a Mercedes-Benz 190E, it will drive comfortably from Mokola (Ibadan) to Onipanu (Lagos), fact.

Its impossible, even a hybrid cant give you that... although highways consumes less fuel.

shekonz:
Good evening Nairalanders,

I happen to do a lot of analysis based on fuel consumption of various vehicles as related to the work I do. Though there is a certain standard that we use for these calculations or analysis but I have not been able to exactly ascertain how this standards was gotten in the first instance and online research has been of little help as the parameters used are different from what is obtainable here.

It has become paramount though that I know the exact standard or parameter for as relating distance covered as compared to fuel used up for The trip.

For my more knowledgeable colleagues in the house pls what is the average km that a saloon car, a mini bus, coaster buses and hilux should cover per litre of fuel used.


Thank you in anticipation of your responses..

Bro, u will have to individually check the manufacturers rated consumption rate per mile/km to get a fairly accurate description.. Different cars have widely different consumption rates regardless of being a saloon or SUV..
Secondly manual checking of consumption rate per distance covered doesn't account for hold ups (when the car is stagnant for a significant period of time)..
Thirdly its good to know the the manufacturers rating as a standard for comparing ur manual average consumption.. E.g A persons catalytic converter might be faulty hence high consumption rate.. U might assume that as the standard if u don't know that particulars cars average rating.

shekonz:
Good evening Nairalanders,

I happen to do a lot of analysis based on fuel consumption of various vehicles as related to the work I do. Though there is a certain standard that we use for these calculations or analysis but I have not been able to exactly ascertain how this standards was gotten in the first instance and online research has been of little help as the parameters used are different from what is obtainable here.

It has become paramount though that I know the exact standard or parameter for as relating distance covered as compared to fuel used up for The trip.

For my more knowledgeable colleagues in the house pls what is the average km that a saloon car, a mini bus, coaster buses and hilux should cover per litre of fuel used.


Thank you in anticipation of your responses..

It is very difficult to ascertain because it depends on a lot of parameters including drivers behaviour, if u work in a company that requires monitoring vehicles i will like to introduce your to CITRANS TELEMATIC SOLUTION.
They will help you track your cars and even generators, you will be able to know the amount of fuel consumed, drivers behavior, what consumes your fuel more, all this at a very affordable price..
you can contact them at
334/336 agege motor road mushin by challenge bus stop,
or contact me for further enquiries.

WHICH TYPE OF corolla and is it with fuel

Handsomebeing:
Can help with the answer but my corolla takes me to and from from Lagos to Delta and back with only 2k fuel top up on my way back.

That is when I go to see my parents. I leave on Friday and back to Lagos on Sunday.

sultaan:


Share more please, model and engine model year if available

Its a lost cause sir... Ask NgcoboP

please my golf 3 consume 3k fuel weekly only driving around my are is that how is suppose to be ooo please advise me

OBAnkemi:


I bet u r a joker, u sure know how to exaggerate.....60miles per gallon Plus, full speed is relative, yor full speed cud be at 120kmh, whereas for me,.....even 200kmh isn't full speed yet! Put N2000 petrol in a Mercedes-Benz 190E, it will drive comfortably from Mokola (Ibadan) to Onipanu (Lagos), fact.

No joke bro...

I will snap the thing later.

2010. Petrol.

sontoly:


It is very difficult to ascertain because it depends on a lot of parameters including drivers behaviour, if u work in a company that requires monitoring vehicles i will like to introduce your to CITRANS TELEMATIC SOLUTION.
They will help you track your cars and even generators, you will be able to know the amount of fuel consumed, drivers behavior, what consumes your fuel more, all this at a very affordable price..
you can contact them at
334/336 agege motor road mushin by challenge bus stop,
or contact me for further enquiries.

Sontoly, Na so. Carry me along ooo

Handsomebeing:
Can help with the answer but my corolla takes me to and from from Lagos to Delta and back with only 2k fuel top up on my way back.

That is when I go to see my parents. I leave on Friday and back to Lagos on Sunday.

2000 fuel to and Fro Delta from Lagos haba I doubt if this is possible to think

shekonz:
Good evening Nairalanders,

I happen to do a lot of analysis based on fuel consumption of various vehicles as related to the work I do. Though there is a certain standard that we use for these calculations or analysis but I have not been able to exactly ascertain how this standards was gotten in the first instance and online research has been of little help as the parameters used are different from what is obtainable here.

It has become paramount though that I know the exact standard or parameter for as relating distance covered as compared to fuel used up for The trip.

For my more knowledgeable colleagues in the house pls what is the average km that a saloon car, a mini bus, coaster buses and hilux should cover per litre of fuel used.


Thank you in anticipation of your responses..

Chelc the below formulae, i feel its fairly accurate to some extent if its not being modified. The only thing that will make you question it is the variations in calculatioon on a daily which can be due to various reasons like Traffic, Non-Traffic(makes result impressive but should not be standard), Driver Running the engine whilst not moving for AC, driving style of driver, wrong assumption on the amount of fuel left in the tank and some others. This can alter your final results on your weekly report.

The average KM/L that you ask for will only be for new vehicles and are 'estimates' by the manufacturers. They will not apply most times to these vehicle types because of the mode of use. Over time(years), the effectiveness of the vehicles in terms on fuel consumption will ultimately reduce and its left to the formulae to determine the very close and semi-accurate km/L . If Fuel gauges were digital and could tell exact amount of Litres left in the tank for these vehicles then getting an exact usage of fuel per distance will be accurate.


For the house, here is the formulae for weekly calculation and can be adjusted for calcualtion on per full tank basis too.

Distance Covered - Ds
Fuel Used over distance - F
Ending Odometer Readinf - EndODO
Starting Odometer reading - StartODO
Initial Fuel in Vehicle at start of the week - Fi
Fuel Retained at end of the week - Fr
Fuel Purchased - Fp

KM/L = Distance Covered/Fuel Used over the distance

Distance Covered = Ending Odometer reading at End date of the Week - Starting Odometer reading at Start date of the Week
Fuel USed Over distance = (Initial Fuel retained in vehicle + Fuel Purchased Over the course of the week) - Fuel Retained in Vehicle at end of the week

KM/L = Ds/F

Where Ds= EndODO - StartODO
and
F = (Fi+Fp) - Fr

Regards

Read well. I said 2k top up on my way back. I leave lagos with full tank.

Hello house, I use 2006 Toyota Corolla Automatic,4 plugs, 1.6 or

Handsomebeing:
Can help with the answer but my corolla takes me to and from from Lagos to Delta and back with only 2k fuel top up on my way back. I leave Lagos with full tank.

That is when I go to see my parents. I leave on Friday and back to Lagos on Sunday.

Very possible

pufframmy:
please my golf 3 consume 3k fuel weekly only driving around my are is that how is suppose to be ooo please advise me

we don't know ur area, so we can't advise.

you cannot get the exact value using differential calculus, because of several factors such as
Temperature,
Octane rating of the fuel,
Non uniformity in Speed
etc

but neglecting these factors, you can determine the rate comparatively using a linear approach

Hello house, I use 2006 Toyota Corolla, Automatic, 4 plugs with 1.6 or 1.8 engine ,the corolla is 5 year and 3 months with me, i have used it only twice to lagos i was not the one that drove to Lagos ooooh but I drove to Benin once and Enugu once, Awka like 10 times, umuahia 2 times and i travel once or 2 times every month to Imo State Mbaise my country home. When fuel was #100 i used to buy #3,000 fuel from Asaba for my trip to Mbaise go and come back and the fuel will still remain, from Asaba Okpanam Road by Akpu Junction to Head bridge (Onitsha) is 10 km then from the same Akpu junction to owerri control post is 64 km.then to Ezinihitte Mbaise is about 15 to 20 km i always forgot to check it when i got to my village.Then now fuel is #145 i buy #4,500 to go to Mbaise and come back Asaba fuel will still remain but it depends on the petrol station i bought fuel, sometimes it will not remain as i expect it ,i dont buy fuel when coming back unless i spent days in Mbaise. The second time i traveled to Umuahia my fuel was showing red from Okpanam road by Mac Dons to Nnpc after Road Safety along Asaba - Onitsha Expressway where i bought #5,000 fuel then i used my phone and typed the figure on my speedometer before continuing my journey from Asaba to Umuahia through owerri - Mbaise Road, in Umuahia we went to Ibeku Umuahia near Shoprite from there we went to Ubakala and from there we came back to Asaba through Mbaise - Owerri Road to Asaba, i went to Okpanam Road by back of NTA to drop someone as i was reversing to go my fuel showed red because my eyes was always there to know when it will show red and i parked immediately i minused the figure i typed after buying fuel with the current figure on my speedometer the answer was 205 km from Asaba to Umuahia and Ubakala, please note Ubakala is still in Abia State and very close to Umuahia and back to Asaba with #5,000 fuel.