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Miles per gallon

Term · Energy · MLC-T-ENE-001331

A measure of vehicle fuel efficiency. Miles per gallon or MPG represents "Fleet Miles per Gallon. "For each subgroup or "table cell," MPG is computed as the ratio of the total number of miles traveled by all vehicles in the subgroup to the total number of gallons consumed. MPGs are assigned to each vehicle using the EPA certification files and adjusted for on-road driving.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENE-001331
FieldEnergy
AbbreviationMPG
ReferencesEIA Glossary
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENE-001331",
  "term": "Miles per gallon",
  "field": "Energy",
  "definition": "A measure of vehicle fuel efficiency. Miles per gallon or MPG represents \"Fleet Miles per Gallon. \"For each subgroup or \"table cell,\" MPG is computed as the ratio of the total number of miles traveled by all vehicles in the subgroup to the total number of gallons consumed. MPGs are assigned to each vehicle using the EPA certification files and adjusted for on-road driving.",
  "abbreviation": "MPG",
  "references": [
    "EIA Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/energy/miles-per-gallon/"
}

Record 1,331 of 2,515 in Energy terminology (MLC-0117). Request the full dataset.