L/100 km ISN'T absolutely not weird, most of you are used to mpg therefore you suggest km/L!
Mn ist too long 100 km is a typical distance you travel, come to europe and you'll see everyone knows the worth of L/100 km GB and IRL doesn't belong to europe :-D ----- Original Message ----- From: "M R" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, June 25, 2002 11:52 PM Subject: [USMA:20627] Fwd: Re: L/100 km > Some 1 in our forum suggested > L / Mm (liters / megameter) and that is a better > format. > > Instead if the Europeans insist on weird l / 100 km, > then definitely they will face the defeat. > > Madan > > > --- Brian J White <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Date: Tue, 25 Jun 2002 14:47:58 -0700 > > To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > From: Brian J White <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subject: [USMA:20626] Re: L/100 km > > > > Sorry to say....but I kinda agree with him. I > > think km per liter would > > have been a much better choice than liters per > > 100km. > > > > I don't think it has anything to do really with > > metric vs ifp per se > > really. You'd have the same problem changing to > > gallons per 100 > > miles. It's just not as intuitive. > > > > > > > > At 13:47 2002-06-25 -0400, Nat Hager III wrote: > > >Someone might find intersting... > > > > > >Nat > > > > > >National Post (f/k/a The Financial Post) > > > > > >June 21, 2002 Friday Ontario Edition > > > > > >SECTION: Special Report: Driver's Edge; Road Rant; > > Pg. DO2 > > > > > >LENGTH: 569 words > > > > > >HEADLINE: A measure only engineers could love > > > > > >SOURCE: National Post > > > > > >BYLINE: David Menzies > > > > > >BODY: > > >In the three-year history of Road Rant, your humble > > ink-stained wretch has > > >vented on subjects ranging from impaired drivers to > > left-lane bandits. > > > > > >But nothing has generated more reader response than > > my tirade two weeks ago > > >regarding the way fuel consumption is measured. (To > > recap: I lamented the > > >death of the old miles per gallon standard, which > > was long ago replaced by > > >the ghastly L/100 km benchmark.) With the exception > > of my engineer neighbour > > >Kornel Farkas, I have yet to come across someone > > who speaks of their > > >vehicle's fuel consumption using the less-is-more > > measurement standard of > > >L/100 km. > > > > > >Why not stay true to the metric system by measuring > > fuel consumption via > > >kilometres per litre (kpl)? > > > > > >Without further ado, here is a sampling of the > > feedback: > > > > > >- "You wrote: 'Aside from the authors of the Fuel > > Consumption Guide, does > > >anyone out there actually refer to their car's gas > > consumption using the > > >L/100 km benchmark?' I'll answer: Posted on my > > fridge is my Golf TDI's > > >mileage record. I wrote, 'Car mileage record: 1,105 > > km/49 litres = 4.43 > > >litres/100 km.' We're talking about fuel > > consumption. If you burn less to go > > >the same distance, then a smaller number makes > > perfect sense." Mike Seibert > > > > > >- "I agree with you that the logic behind the way > > fuel economy is presented > > >in metric is difficult to accept ... Using the > > current metric logic, one > > >could express the speed limit as 1.1 hours/100 km, > > which is 90 km an hour, > > >or 0.9 hours/100 km, which is about 110 km. Would > > that make sense?" John D. > > >Holmes > > > > > >- "Regarding the article on kpl versus L/100 km: > > Finally, a voice of reason! > > >L/100 km is ridiculous. No one has a good feel for > > that number. Do you think > > >the same idiots will decide to change the km/h to > > hours/100 km on our > > >speedometers?" Robert MacKenzie > > > > > >- "Your pleas for yet another change in the vehicle > > fuel consumption values > > >would only confuse consumers further. Wouldn't it > > be simpler to leave things > > >as they are and do as I have been doing since 1962 > > -- convert using the > > >simple formula: 282.5 divided by litres per 100 km > > = mpg. Or, 282.5/mpg = > > >litres per 100 km." Allan Taylor > > > > > >- "When we consider fuel economy, the only time we > > consider a higher number > > >to be better is when we are thinking in terms of > > the old miles per gallon > > >standard. Otherwise, in our speech, greater numbers > > indicate worse fuel > > >economy. A gas-guzzler is one that takes a lot of > > fuel; an efficient car > > >takes less fuel. Logically, our measure should > > reflect the way we otherwise > > >think, not the other way around." Jeremiah Shapiro > > > > > >- Finally, Mr. Farkas took issue with my desire for > > the "illogical" kpl > > >benchmark. "Instead of saying, 'My diet is 800 > > calories a day,' David would > > >say, 'I can maintain my metabolism for 108 seconds > > on one calorie of food > > >energy.' Instead of saying, 'Subway fare is $2.25,' > > David would say, 'I can > > >take 44% of my route on the subway for $1.' By the > > way, do you think the > > >price of the 78-page Friday issue of the National > > Post was appropriately > > >marked as 25 cents, or should the front page have > > stated: 'Every 3.12 pages > > >you do not completely read is a wasted penny?' " > > > > > >Bottom line: All those in favour of L/100 km are > > apparently engineers (those > > >fun-loving folk who look upon pocket protectors as > > fashion accessories). > > >Everyone else loathes the L/100 km standard. Oh, > > well. At least we have a > > >measurement system that is adored by 0.000000001% > > of the world's population. > > > > > >LOAD-DATE: June 21, 2002 > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Yahoo! - Official partner of 2002 FIFA World Cup > http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com >
