Gasoline gallon equivalent
Gasoline gallon equivalent tables

Fuel: liquid, US gallons
GGE
GGE %
BTU/gal
kWh/gal
HP-hr/gal
kcal/litre
Gasoline (base)
1.0000
100.00%
114,000
33.41
44.79
7594.0
Gasoline (conventional, summer)
0.9960
100.40%
114,500
33.56
44.99
7624.5
Gasoline (conventional, winter)
1.0130
98.72%
112,500
32.97
44.20
7496.5
Gasoline (reformulated gasoline, E10 - ethanol)
1.0190
98.14%
111,836
32.78
43.94
7452.4
Gasoline (reformulated gasoline, ETBE)
1.0190
98.14%
111,811
32.77
43.93
7452.4
Gasoline (reformulated gasoline, MTBE)
1.0200
98.04%
111,745
32.75
43.90
7445.1
Gasoline (10% MTBE)
1.0200
98.04%
112,000
32.83
44.00
7445.1
Gasoline (regular unleaded)
1.0000
100.00%
114,100
33.44
44.83
7594.0
Diesel #2
0.8800
113.64%
129,500
37.95
50.87
8629.8
Biodiesel (B100)
0.9600
104.17%
118,300
34.80
46.65
7880.5
Biodiesel (B20)
0.9000
111.11%
127,250
37.12
49.76
8437.7
Liquid natural gas (LNG)
1.5362
65.10%
75,000
21.75
29.16
4943.3
Liquefied petroleum gas (propane / autogas) (LPG)
1.2470
80.19%
91,500
26.82
35.95
6089.8
Methanol fuel (M100)
2.0100
49.75%
56,800
16.62
22.28
3778.1
Ethanol fuel (E100)
1.5000
66.67%
76,100
22.27
29.85
5062.7
Ethanol (E85)
1.3900
71.94%
81,800
24.04
32.23
5463.3
Jet fuel (naphtha)
0.9700
103.09%
118,700
34.44
46.17
7828.9
Jet fuel (kerosene)
0.9000
111.11%
128,100
37.12
49.76
8437.7

Question: How does the BTU of ethanol compare to gasoline?
Answer: The US gallon ethanol is of 76,100 BTU, compared to 114,100 BTU for gasoline.