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Carbon Footprint: Miles Driven to kg CO₂
kg CO₂ = miles × kg per mile (default 0.404).
Default 0.404 kg/mile is a US EPA passenger-car average. Your truck is higher; a full EV is the grid’s carbon, not zero. This is tailpipe-style accounting for a planning conversation, not an offset invoice.
Miles
mi → kg
40.4 kg
US EPA passenger-car average is about 404 g/mile. A pickup is worse; a full EV is a grid question.
- Miles
- 100
- Factor
- 0.404 kg/mi
Plain-English guide
Terms & how it works
Confused by a field? Read the short definitions here while you use the tool.
Miles
The “Miles” value used in this tool’s formula. Adjust it to see results update live.
kg CO₂ per mile
The “kg CO₂ per mile” value used in this tool’s formula. Adjust it to see results update live.
How this calculator works
Default 0.404 kg/mile is a US EPA passenger-car average. Your truck is higher; a full EV is the grid’s carbon, not zero. This is tailpipe-style accounting for a planning conversation, not an offset invoice. kg CO₂ = miles × kg per mile (default 0.404). Example: 100 miles → 40.4 kg at 404 g/mile. 12,000 miles/year → 4,848 kg.
kg CO₂ = miles × kg per mile (default 0.404).
Example: 100 miles → 40.4 kg at 404 g/mile. 12,000 miles/year → 4,848 kg.
When to use this Miles to kg CO₂
Common use cases
- Default 0.404 kg/mile is a US EPA passenger-car average. Your truck is higher; a full EV is the grid’s carbon, not zero. This is tailpipe-style accounting for a planning conversation, not an offset invoice.
- Sanity-check with this case: 100 miles → 40.4 kg at 404 g/mile. 12,000 miles/year → 4,848 kg.
- The relationship is: kg CO₂ = miles × kg per mile (default 0.404).
Localized examples
- Unit Converters: the example on this page uses the same formula as the widget.
What you get
- Fields: Miles, kg CO₂ per mile
- kg CO₂ = miles × kg per mile (default 0.404).
- Example on the page: 100 miles → 40.4 kg at 404 g/mile. 12,000 miles/year → 4,848 kg.
How to Convert Miles to kg CO₂ Step-by-Step
- 1Enter Miles, kg CO₂ per mile. Use the values you have, not a catalog average, unless that is all you know.
- 2kg CO₂ = miles × kg per mile (default 0.404).
- 3Worked case: 100 miles → 40.4 kg at 404 g/mile. 12,000 miles/year → 4,848 kg.
- 4Check which dictionary the other person is using — US or UK, decimal or 1,024 — then trust the number.
Governing formula
kg CO₂ = miles × kg per mile (default 0.404).
100 miles → 40.4 kg at 404 g/mile. 12,000 miles/year → 4,848 kg.
Example: set Miles = 100, kg CO₂ per mile = 0.404, then read the result.
Variable definitions
- value
Miles
The “Miles” field. Default 100; typical range 0–10000.
- kgPerMile
kg CO₂ per mile
The “kg CO₂ per mile” field. Default 0.404; typical range 0.05–1.5.
- The conversion (kg CO₂ = miles × kg per mile (default 0.404).) does not pick US vs UK gallons, SI vs binary megabytes, or Mach at altitude for you. Read the footnote on the page.
- Nothing here is uploaded for the calculation itself.
Frequently Asked Questions
Aviation has a different factor. Do not use car grams.
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