Gasoline Fuel Economy

While you are thinking about energy use in your home, here’s a test.  What do people spend more money on: energy for comfort and convenience in their homes or gasoline to power their transportation? Surprisingly, while the two numbers are often about the same, the cost for gasoline can be greater by a factor or 2 or 3!

Check it out for yourself using our quick and easy cost estimator.  Enter the annual mileage you put on your cars on the top line “Annual Miles.” (10,000 miles per year is pretty typical.)Then enter the miles per gallon associated with each vehicle on the “Mileage (MPG)” line.  (20 MPG is typical for an average mid-size car).  Finally, enter your gas price and click the "Calculate" button to see what gas for each vehicle costs annually.  If you have two vehicles, the total for both is shown at the top of the calculator.