02-06-2014, 04:56 PM
(02-06-2014, 03:53 PM)Celeste Wrote: Km/l was never used in Europe, it was always l/100 km. The EU only regulated how the car industry had to measure the fuel consumption in 1996. So there is nobody to blame, l/100 km is a normal thing in "the rest of the world" like mpg in US and GB.
Km/l was commonly used when discussing fuel economy.
l/100km started, when the manufacturers put in computers that told you how many l/100km you were currently doing.
From there, l/100km is becoming the norm when you discuss fuel economy.
And I blame EU for just about anything