Fuel Efficiency Units!

[Newcry]

I voted for Km/L because here in brazil we use it that way. You should probably use something like this: X mpg (Y Km/L)

[Tridon]

But then again, you might want to have as an option to change between metric and imperial measurements, as most people have no clue about other systems. (I mean all measurements in the game will be metric or imperial.)

This will also solve the annoying thing, when you create a chassis with xx" Width for engine, create an engine which is xx" and it doesn't fit because it's several mm too large.

+1

Being able to choose in options the measurements that you're used to would be the best. I found an online converter I use to convert from "distance per volume" to "volume per distance", just so I could get a sense how it compares to modern RL cars

[Eric.B]

Eventually I'll switch it to l/100, since most people who use km/l can also use mpg.

[DaFungho]

here in germany, every (real) manufacator advertises l/100 KM... mpg is absolutley uncommon here

keep up the great work, eric! (was a big fan of the "rüsselheim"-game, when i was a boy... i guess the international name was "detroit") back on my Pentium 75 Mhz powerhouse-PC

[jackslayter]

I prefer L/100km, maybe create an option for switch L/100 or km/L in settings

[Dolehof]

The upside of l/100 km is that it's the same format as MPG, so that would make the reviews read a bit more fluent. Now it reads like it only uses a certain amount of distance for litre of gasoline...

[Eric.B]

The upside of l/100 km is that it's the same format as MPG,

This is not true. MPG is distance per gallon, as such KM per L is distance per liter.

l/100km is fuel per distance. So a different format.


But it's already settled, I'll be switching to l/100km some point in time. It's not a huge issue, thus not a high priority however.

[Seaswolf]

But it's already settled, I'll be switching to l/100km some point in time. It's not a huge issue, thus not a high priority however.

Eric, is not possible to have 2 options?
I prefer Km/L because it is very common here in Brazil and maybe in others country in Latin America.
Anyway. It is just a question that would please Greeks and Troians!! Haha

[Eric.B]

But it's already settled, I'll be switching to l/100km some point in time. It's not a huge issue, thus not a high priority however.

Eric, is not possible to have 2 options?
I prefer Km/L because it is very common here in Brazil and maybe in others country in Latin America.
Anyway. It is just a question that would please Greeks and Troians!! Haha

Most likely we'll have two options, but I won't know for sure until I reach that point.

[Shepherd]

   



Just want to say I voted for L/100Km, but here in Norway we use neither of those formats. Here we have decided to use our own arbitrary retarded format.

We have our own distance format: 1 Mil (pronounced almost the same as mile) = 10 Km
So fuel efficiency is given as L/Mil.
So it is the same fraction, just a shorter length.

I believe they use the same system in Sweden too, but in Denmark i think they use Km/L.

[Seaswolf]

Yep... It is almost imposible to create a system to be used as global.
But having multiple choices is a great start to please.
I'm going to Sweden next september and I can ask how they calculate there.

[Clausewitz]

The metric system is the best. L/100 km <- FTW!

[SzczepanKolaczek]

The best thing would be to have a choice of L/100 km and MPG (US and Imperial).

KM/L is weird...

Automation uses also the specific consumption (grams / kWh), but it is not very celar for non-engineers.

[clovisgr]

To me is better Km/L. I'm from Brazil.

[Preliator]

Hope I'm not late... As I prefer the Km/L because is more easier and immediate to read, the offical unit of measure in Europe for every brand is L/Km. I live in Italy

[Celeste]

Hope I'm not late... As I prefer the Km/L because is more easier and immediate to read, the offical unit of measure in Europe for every brand is L/Km. I live in Italy

Sorry, but the official measure in the European Union is l/100 km (EU-guideline 70/220/EWG).

To be honest, I have problems in using mpg or km/l as it is totally unknown in Europe.
As posted before: The best thing would be to have a choice of l/100 km and MPG so everyone could be happy

[Hoodinski]

To be honest, I have problems in using mpg or km/l as it is totally unknown in Europe.
As posted before: The best thing would be to have a choice of l/100 km and MPG so everyone could be happy

Same thing here. I totally agree with that.

[shadow]

I'm a uk resident and we use mpg.
much easier.
but all of you are right , would be better to have the choice of both

[Trifler]

I think km/L is great, because it's easy to convert to and from mpg. They're both the distance you can go on one unit of fuel. With L/100 km, you're saying how many units of fuel you need in order to travel 100 km.

[Eric.B]

Next Major build (v1.24) I will be implementing a unit's converter. So you can pick whatever unit of measurements you want.