Since I filled my car with gas, I travelled 36.5 miles. My car has a 14.5 gallon capacity tank. It is supposed to get 27 miles per gallon in the city on average.
Let's say that I got 27 miles per gallon and we can figure out how far I can go on a tank of gas (at 27mpg).
(27 miles per gallon) x (14.5 gallons) = 391.5 miles
Therefore, I would be (36.5 miles/ 391.5 miles) percent into my trip, or 9%. Therefore, I should have also used 9% of my fuel. But the gauge does not even read a 5% change!
If I calculate at 50 mpg, it is:
(50 miles per gallon) x (14.5 gallons) = 725 miles.
If this were true, I would be 36.5 miles into a 725 mile trip, or 5%.
Initial testing and results look promising that I have boosted my gas mileage significantly, but I will continue to track the progress throughout the entire first tank of gas.
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