New diesel cars have a consistently lower fuel consumption level than new petrol cars. In 2020, the average new diesel car in Great Britain used five liters of fuel per 100 kilometers traveled compared with 5.4 liters of fuel consumed by new petrol cars. Both engine types have become more fuel efficient in the period of consideration.
Average fuel consumption of new petrol and diesel cars in Great Britain from 2000 to 2020
(in liters per 100 kilometers)
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Department for Transport (UK). (December 17, 2021). Average fuel consumption of new petrol and diesel cars in Great Britain from 2000 to 2020 (in liters per 100 kilometers) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 07, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/780748/new-car-fuel-consumption-great-britain/
Department for Transport (UK). "Average fuel consumption of new petrol and diesel cars in Great Britain from 2000 to 2020 (in liters per 100 kilometers)." Chart. December 17, 2021. Statista. Accessed October 07, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/780748/new-car-fuel-consumption-great-britain/
Department for Transport (UK). (2021). Average fuel consumption of new petrol and diesel cars in Great Britain from 2000 to 2020 (in liters per 100 kilometers). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 07, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/780748/new-car-fuel-consumption-great-britain/
Department for Transport (UK). "Average Fuel Consumption of New Petrol and Diesel Cars in Great Britain from 2000 to 2020 (in Liters per 100 Kilometers)." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Dec 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/780748/new-car-fuel-consumption-great-britain/
Department for Transport (UK), Average fuel consumption of new petrol and diesel cars in Great Britain from 2000 to 2020 (in liters per 100 kilometers) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/780748/new-car-fuel-consumption-great-britain/ (last visited October 07, 2024)
Average fuel consumption of new petrol and diesel cars in Great Britain from 2000 to 2020 (in liters per 100 kilometers) [Graph], Department for Transport (UK), December 17, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/780748/new-car-fuel-consumption-great-britain/
