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What it costs to fuel a 2026 Chevrolet Silverado in Alabama

Silverado Mud Terrain Tires 4WD 4M · 17 mpgPrices updated weekly from EIA data

Short answer

$209a month

Driving 1,000 miles a month at $3.56 a gallon for regular. That's 20.9¢ a mile and $2,511 a year.

Estimate: Gulf Coast regional average, adjusted for Alabama's fuel tax (7.6¢/gal higher than the region's average).

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1,000 mi
1003,000
Blank uses the Alabama average
Gas · 17 mpgEstimated fuel cost
$209/ month
17 mpg (EPA combined) × $3.56/gal regularEstimate: Gulf Coast regional average, adjusted for Alabama's fuel tax (7.6¢/gal higher than the region's average)
Per year
$2,511
Per mile
20.9¢
Over 5 years
$12,554
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Every 2026 Silverado version in Alabama

VersionDriveEPA ratingPer month
Silverado 2WDRWD25 mpgdiesel$233
Silverado (with Sport Mode) 4WD4WD24 mpgdiesel$242
Silverado 4WD4WD23 mpgdiesel$253
Silverado Mud Terrain Tires 4WD (Sport/off road)4WD23 mpgdiesel$253
Silverado Mud Terrain Tires 4WD4WD23 mpgdiesel$253
Silverado 4WD ZR2 (Sport/Off Road)4WD21 mpgdiesel$277
Silverado 2WDRWD20 mpg$178
Silverado (with Sport Mode) 2WDRWD19 mpg$187
Silverado 4WD 4M4WD19 mpg$187
Silverado (with Sport Mode) 2WDRWD18 mpg$198
Silverado (with Sport Mode) 4WD M64WD18 mpg$198
Silverado 2WDRWD17 mpg$209
Silverado Mud Terrain Tires 4WD 4M(used in headline figures)4WD17 mpg$209
Silverado Mud Terrain Tires (with Sport Mode) 4WD4WD17 mpg$209
Silverado 4WD (Flex Fuel)4WD17 mpg$209
Silverado Mud Terrain Tires 4WD FFV4WD17 mpg$209
Silverado 4WD4WD17 mpgpremium$262
Silverado (with Sport Mode) 4WD4WD17 mpg$209
Silverado 4WD4WD17 mpg$209
Silverado Mud Terrain Tires (Sport Mode) 4WD4WD16 mpg$222
Silverado Mud Terrain Tires 4WD4WD16 mpg$222
Silverado Cab Chassis 2WDRWD16 mpg$222
Silverado Mud Terrain Tires 4WD4WD15 mpgpremium$296
Silverado 4WD ZR24WD15 mpgpremium$296
Silverado Cab Chassis 4WD4WD15 mpg$237

Silverado vs. Chevrolet Silverado EV in Alabama

Chevrolet Silverado17 mpg
$209/mo
Chevrolet Silverado EV49.5 kWh/100 mi
$82/mo

The Silverado EV costs about $1,531 a year less to run here.Counting Alabama's $203 EV fee, the saving is about $1,328.

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Alabama's gas tax: 31¢ a gallon, plus 18.4¢ federal

Of the estimated $3.56 a gallon for regular in Alabama, 49.4¢ is tax: 14% of the price. Counties and cities can add their own on top.

At 1,000 miles a month, the Silverado (17 mpg) pays about $29 a month in fuel tax, $349 a year. Alabama's state gas tax is near the middle of the 50 states and DC.

Electric cars pay no gas tax, so Alabama charges them an extra registration fee instead: $203 a year.

Fuel taxes: EIA, July 2026 (revised); county and city taxes not included. Pump price is an estimate: Gulf Coast regional average, adjusted for Alabama's fuel tax (7.6¢/gal higher than the region's average). EV fee: U.S. Department of Energy. Fees checked October 2026.

Gulf Coast gas prices are down 37¢ in a month

EIA doesn't survey Alabama on its own, so the price on this page moves with the Gulf Coast average: $3.48 a gallon for regular in the week of November 9, 2026, 37¢ less than four weeks earlier and 88¢ more than a year ago. Over the past year it ranged from $2.37 (week of January 5, 2026) to $3.99 (week of May 25, 2026). At 1,000 miles a month, the Silverado costs about $22 a month less to fuel than four weeks ago.

Weekly price of regular, Gulf Coast average (dollars per gallon)
$2.00$2.50$3.00$3.50$4.00Jan 2026AprJulOct$3.48
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EIA weekly retail gasoline and diesel prices.

Alabama is the 7th cheapest state to fuel a Silverado

7th cheapest of the 50 states and DC, at 1,000 miles a month. See every state

Cheapest states
  1. 1Texas$200
  2. 2New Mexico$202
  3. 3Louisiana$203
  4. 4Mississippi$205
  5. 5Arkansas$206
Around Alabama
  1. 5Arkansas$206
  2. 6South Carolina$207
  3. 7Alabama$209
  4. 8Georgia$211
  5. 9West Virginia$212

Questions people ask

How much does it cost to fuel a Chevrolet Silverado in Alabama?

About $209 a month for 1,000 miles, or $2,511 a year, for the 2026 Silverado Mud Terrain Tires 4WD 4M (17 mpg) at $3.56 a gallon for regular. That works out to 20.9¢ a mile.

Which Silverado version is cheapest to fuel?

The Silverado 2WD (20 mpg), at about $178 a month in Alabama. The 2026 Silverado comes in 25 EPA-rated versions.

Where does the Alabama gas price come from?

Estimate: Gulf Coast regional average, adjusted for Alabama's fuel tax (7.6¢/gal higher than the region's average). It updates every week when EIA publishes its survey.

How much of the gas price in Alabama is tax?

49.4¢ a gallon: 31¢ Alabama state tax and 18.4¢ federal tax. That is 14% of the estimated $3.56 a gallon for regular. Counties and cities can add their own on top.

Are gas prices going up in Alabama?

EIA doesn't survey Alabama on its own, so the price on this page moves with the Gulf Coast average: $3.48 a gallon for regular in the week of November 9, 2026, 37¢ less than four weeks earlier and 88¢ more than a year ago. Source: EIA's weekly retail price survey.

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