Energy and vehicle calculators

These tools turn a consumption figure and a unit price into money spent. They do not guess your driving or your tariff: they apply the numbers you enter.

A manufacturer's stated consumption comes from a type-approval cycle, not from your commute. The price of a kilowatt-hour depends on the contract and the time of day. These pages state which quantity they use and which one you must supply, rather than inventing a national average.

Most used

Subcategories

Fuel

Cost of a trip, and conversion between L/100 km, km/L and mpg.

Electricity

An appliance's consumption and the cost of charging an electric vehicle.

Full list

Questions

Why does my real consumption exceed the manufacturer's figure?

Type-approval figures come from a standardised cycle, at a given load and temperature. Traffic, speed, air conditioning, tyres and gradient all raise real consumption. Enter your own average measured at the pump.

Is a month 30 days in these calculations?

Yes. An appliance's monthly cost uses 30 days and the yearly cost 365 days. A year is therefore not exactly twelve months: that is deliberate, and stated on the page.