Fuel Consumption & Fuel Economy ​

Notes

Energy consumption & economy are two phrases that are sometimes used interchangeably but have very different meanings. The core difference involves consumption discussing how much energy a car consumes to go a certain distance and energy economy measures how much distance a car gets out of energy.

References

• https://energyeducation.ca/encyclopedia/Fuel_consumption_vs_fuel_economy#:~:text=Fuel consumption and fuel economy,car gets out of fuel.

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miles_per_gallon_gasoline_equivalent#2010–2011:_Miles_per_gallon_equivalent