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What it costs to fuel a 2026 Chevrolet Equinox in Virginia

Equinox FWD · 27 mpgPrices updated weekly from EIA data

Short answer

$136a month

Driving 1,000 miles a month at $3.66 a gallon for regular. That's 13.6¢ a mile and $1,628 a year.

Estimate: Lower Atlantic regional average, adjusted for Virginia's fuel tax (5.4¢/gal higher than the region's average).

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1,000 mi
1003,000
Blank uses the Virginia average
Gas · 27 mpgEstimated fuel cost
$136/ month
27 mpg (EPA combined) × $3.66/gal regularEstimate: Lower Atlantic regional average, adjusted for Virginia's fuel tax (5.4¢/gal higher than the region's average)
Per year
$1,628
Per mile
13.6¢
Over 5 years
$8,140
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Planning a road trip in the Equinox?See what any drive would cost to fuel, and split it with friends.

Every 2026 Equinox version in Virginia

VersionDriveEPA ratingPer month
Equinox FWD(used in headline figures)FWD27 mpg$136
Equinox AWDAWD26 mpg$141

Equinox vs. Chevrolet Equinox EV in Virginia

Chevrolet Equinox27 mpg
$136/mo
Chevrolet Equinox EV32.6 kWh/100 mi
$54/mo

The Equinox EV costs about $975 a year less to run here.Counting Virginia's $135.63 EV fee and highway use fee for the Equinox (about $17), the saving is about $856.

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Virginia's gas tax: 42.4¢ a gallon, plus 18.4¢ federal

Of the estimated $3.66 a gallon for regular in Virginia, 60.8¢ is tax: 17% of the price.

At 1,000 miles a month, the Equinox (27 mpg) pays about $23 a month in fuel tax, $270 a year. Virginia's state gas tax is the 9th highest of the 50 states and DC.

Virginia also charges cars rated 25 mpg or more a highway use fee, because they buy less gas: about $17 a year for the Equinox, by the state's formula. With the fuel tax, that is about $287 a year. Drivers can pay by the mile through Virginia's Mileage Choice program instead.

Electric cars pay no gas tax, so Virginia charges them an extra registration fee instead: $135.63 a year.

Fuel taxes: EIA, July 2026 (revised); county and city taxes not included. Pump price is an estimate: Lower Atlantic regional average, adjusted for Virginia's fuel tax (5.4¢/gal higher than the region's average). Highway use fee: Virginia state government. EV fee: Virginia state government. Fees checked October 2026.

Lower Atlantic gas prices are down 32¢ in a month

EIA doesn't survey Virginia on its own, so the price on this page moves with the Lower Atlantic average: $3.61 a gallon for regular in the week of November 9, 2026, 32¢ less than four weeks earlier and 83¢ more than a year ago. Over the past year it ranged from $2.62 (week of January 12, 2026) to $4.20 (week of September 28, 2026). At 1,000 miles a month, the Equinox costs about $12 a month less to fuel than four weeks ago.

Weekly price of regular, Lower Atlantic average (dollars per gallon)
$2.50$3.00$3.50$4.00$4.50Jan 2026AprJulOct$3.61
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EIA weekly retail gasoline and diesel prices.

Virginia is the 11th cheapest state to fuel a Equinox

11th cheapest of the 50 states and DC, at 1,000 miles a month. See every state

Cheapest states
  1. 1Texas$126
  2. 2New Mexico$127
  3. 3Louisiana$128
  4. 4Mississippi$129
  5. 5Arkansas$130
Around Virginia
  1. 9West Virginia$133
  2. 10North Carolina$135
  3. 11Virginia$136
  4. 12Oklahoma$137
  5. 13Florida$138

Questions people ask

How much does it cost to fuel a Chevrolet Equinox in Virginia?

About $136 a month for 1,000 miles, or $1,628 a year, for the 2026 Equinox FWD (27 mpg) at $3.66 a gallon for regular. That works out to 13.6¢ a mile.

Which Equinox version is cheapest to fuel?

The Equinox FWD (27 mpg), at about $136 a month in Virginia. The 2026 Equinox comes in 2 EPA-rated versions.

Where does the Virginia gas price come from?

Estimate: Lower Atlantic regional average, adjusted for Virginia's fuel tax (5.4¢/gal higher than the region's average). It updates every week when EIA publishes its survey.

How much of the gas price in Virginia is tax?

60.8¢ a gallon: 42.4¢ Virginia state tax and 18.4¢ federal tax. That is 17% of the estimated $3.66 a gallon for regular.

Are gas prices going up in Virginia?

EIA doesn't survey Virginia on its own, so the price on this page moves with the Lower Atlantic average: $3.61 a gallon for regular in the week of November 9, 2026, 32¢ less than four weeks earlier and 83¢ more than a year ago. Source: EIA's weekly retail price survey.

Does Virginia charge an extra fee for hybrids?

Not for hybrids as such, but Virginia charges any car rated 25 mpg or more a highway use fee that rises with fuel economy: about $17 a year for the Equinox (27 mpg), by the state's formula.

Efficiency: U.S. EPA ratings for the 2026 model year. Gas prices: EIA weekly survey, week of November 9, 2026. Electricity: EIA average home rates, September 2025 to August 2026. Fuel taxes: EIA, July 2026 (revised). How we calculate