Kilowatt-hour per liter (kWh/L)
Exactly 3.6 GJ/m³.
What is a kilowatt-hour per liter?
- Symbol
- kWh/L
- Quantity
- Fuel Energy per Volume
- Unit system
- SI-accepted
- Definition
- Exactly 3.6 GJ/m³.
- Exact
- Yes, the value is exact by definition
- Source
- SI Brochure, 9th edition (BIPM, 2019)
Common applications
Used to compare liquid fuels, hydrogen storage and batteries by energy per volume.
Kilowatt-hour per liter in other fuel energy per volume units
- 1 kWh/L = 3600000000 J/m³Joule per cubic meter
- 1 kWh/L = 3600000 kJ/m³Kilojoule per cubic meter
- 1 kWh/L = 3600 MJ/m³Megajoule per cubic meter
- 1 kWh/L = 3.6 MJ/LMegajoule per liter
- 1 kWh/L = 1000 kWh/m³Kilowatt-hour per cubic meter
- 1 kWh/L ≈ 96621.09118 BTU/ft³BTU per cubic foot
- 1 kWh/L ≈ 12916.36115 BTU/galBTU per gallon (US)
Kilowatt-hour per liter quick reference
| Kilowatt-hour per liter | Megajoule per cubic meter | BTU per cubic foot | Joule per cubic meter |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 kWh/L | = 3600 MJ/m³ | ≈ 96621.09118 BTU/ft³ | = 3600000000 J/m³ |
| 10 kWh/L | = 36000 MJ/m³ | ≈ 966210.9118 BTU/ft³ | = 36000000000 J/m³ |
| 100 kWh/L | = 360000 MJ/m³ | ≈ 9662109.118 BTU/ft³ | = 360000000000 J/m³ |
| 1000 kWh/L | = 3600000 MJ/m³ | ≈ 96621091.18 BTU/ft³ | = 3600000000000 J/m³ |
Where the kilowatt-hour per liter fits
The next smaller fuel energy per volume unit is the megajoule per liter (MJ/L). 1 kWh/L = 3.6 MJ/L, and 1 MJ/L ≈ 0.2777777778 kWh/L.
Frequently asked questions
- How many megajoules per cubic meter are in one kilowatt-hour per liter?
- One kilowatt-hour per liter = 3600 MJ/m³ (megajoules per cubic meter).
- How many BTUs per cubic foot are in one kilowatt-hour per liter?
- One kilowatt-hour per liter ≈ 96621.09118 BTU/ft³ (BTUs per cubic foot).
- How many joules per cubic meter are in one kilowatt-hour per liter?
- One kilowatt-hour per liter = 3600000000 J/m³ (joules per cubic meter).