{
  "entity_type": "unit_conversion_page",
  "id": "l-per-100km-to-mpg",
  "name": "Liters per 100 km to Miles per US gallon (mpg)",
  "title": "Liters per 100 km to Miles per US gallon (mpg) Converter (L/100km to mpg (US))",
  "description": "Convert liters per 100 km to miles per US gallon (mpg) with the formula mpg (US) = 235.214583 / (L/100km). Conversion table and worked examples, with JSON API and MCP access.",
  "quantity": "fuel-economy",
  "quantity_name": "Fuel economy",
  "base_unit": "L/100km",
  "from_unit": {
    "symbol": "L/100km",
    "display": "L/100km",
    "name": "liters per 100 km",
    "singular": "liter per 100 km"
  },
  "to_unit": {
    "symbol": "mpg_us",
    "display": "mpg (US)",
    "name": "miles per US gallon (mpg)",
    "singular": "mpg (US)"
  },
  "linear": false,
  "factor": null,
  "inverse_factor": null,
  "formula": "mpg (US) = 235.214583 / (L/100km)",
  "reverse_formula": "L/100km = 235.214583 / mpg (US)",
  "unit_relation": "mpg (US) = 235.214583 / (L/100km)",
  "examples": [
    {
      "value": 7.5,
      "result": 31.3619,
      "text": "7.5 L/100km = 31.3619 mpg (US)"
    },
    {
      "value": 30,
      "result": 7.84049,
      "text": "30 L/100km = 7.84049 mpg (US)"
    },
    {
      "value": 45,
      "result": 5.22699,
      "text": "45 L/100km = 5.22699 mpg (US)"
    }
  ],
  "table": [
    {
      "L/100km": 3,
      "mpg_us": 78.4049
    },
    {
      "L/100km": 4,
      "mpg_us": 58.8036
    },
    {
      "L/100km": 5,
      "mpg_us": 47.0429
    },
    {
      "L/100km": 6,
      "mpg_us": 39.2024
    },
    {
      "L/100km": 7,
      "mpg_us": 33.6021
    },
    {
      "L/100km": 8,
      "mpg_us": 29.4018
    },
    {
      "L/100km": 9,
      "mpg_us": 26.135
    },
    {
      "L/100km": 10,
      "mpg_us": 23.5215
    },
    {
      "L/100km": 12,
      "mpg_us": 19.6012
    },
    {
      "L/100km": 15,
      "mpg_us": 15.681
    },
    {
      "L/100km": 20,
      "mpg_us": 11.7607
    },
    {
      "L/100km": 25,
      "mpg_us": 9.40858
    },
    {
      "L/100km": 30,
      "mpg_us": 7.84049
    },
    {
      "L/100km": 35,
      "mpg_us": 6.72042
    },
    {
      "L/100km": 40,
      "mpg_us": 5.88036
    },
    {
      "L/100km": 45,
      "mpg_us": 5.22699
    },
    {
      "L/100km": 50,
      "mpg_us": 4.70429
    },
    {
      "L/100km": 60,
      "mpg_us": 3.92024
    },
    {
      "L/100km": 70,
      "mpg_us": 3.36021
    },
    {
      "L/100km": 80,
      "mpg_us": 2.94018
    },
    {
      "L/100km": 100,
      "mpg_us": 2.35215
    }
  ],
  "faq": [
    {
      "q": "What is the formula to convert liters per 100 km to miles per US gallon (mpg)?",
      "a": "mpg (US) = 235.214583 / (L/100km). For example, 7.5 L/100km = 31.3619 mpg (US)."
    },
    {
      "q": "How do I convert miles per US gallon (mpg) back to liters per 100 km?",
      "a": "L/100km = 235.214583 / mpg (US); the miles per US gallon (mpg)-to-liters per 100 km page applies it directly."
    },
    {
      "q": "Why is there no single multiplication factor?",
      "a": "Fuel-economy units are reciprocal (distance per volume versus volume per distance), so the conversion divides a constant by the value instead of multiplying."
    }
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "name": "NIST Special Publication 811 – Guide for the Use of the International System of Units (SI), Appendix B conversion factors",
      "url": "https://www.nist.gov/pml/special-publication-811",
      "type": "standard",
      "retrieved_at": "2026-09-24"
    },
    {
      "name": "BIPM – The International System of Units (SI Brochure, 9th edition)",
      "url": "https://www.bipm.org/en/publications/si-brochure",
      "type": "standard",
      "retrieved_at": "2026-09-24"
    },
    {
      "name": "Wikipedia – Conversion of units",
      "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conversion_of_units",
      "type": "reference",
      "retrieved_at": "2026-09-24"
    }
  ],
  "freshness": {
    "type": "static",
    "max_age_seconds": null,
    "note": "Fixed conversion factors (NIST/BIPM definitions); results never go stale."
  },
  "api": {
    "convert": "https://tttkmbb.com/api/v1/convert?value=7.5&from_unit=L%2F100km&to_unit=mpg_us",
    "calculator": "https://tttkmbb.com/api/v1/calculate/fuel-economy?value=7.5&from_unit=L%2F100km&to_unit=mpg_us",
    "mcp_tool": "convert_units",
    "mcp_arguments": {
      "value": 7.5,
      "from_unit": "L/100km",
      "to_unit": "mpg_us"
    }
  },
  "links": {
    "html": "https://tttkmbb.com/conversion/l-per-100km-to-mpg",
    "markdown": "https://tttkmbb.com/conversion/l-per-100km-to-mpg.md",
    "json": "https://tttkmbb.com/conversion/l-per-100km-to-mpg.json",
    "reverse": "https://tttkmbb.com/conversion/mpg-to-l-per-100km",
    "quantity_converter": "https://tttkmbb.com/conversion/fuel-economy",
    "units": "https://tttkmbb.com/api/v1/units?quantity=fuel-economy"
  },
  "timestamp": "2026-09-24"
}