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What it costs to fuel a 2026 Chevrolet Silverado in Alaska

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

Short answer

$270a month

Driving 1,000 miles a month at $4.58 a gallon for regular. That's 27.0¢ a mile and $3,236 a year.

West Coast (excluding California) regional average. Prices in Alaska usually run higher, so treat this as a floor.

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1,000 mi
1003,000
Blank uses the Alaska average
Gas · 17 mpgEstimated fuel cost
$270/ month
17 mpg (EPA combined) × $4.58/gal regularWest Coast (excluding California) regional average. Prices in Alaska usually run higher, so treat this as a floor
Per year
$3,236
Per mile
27.0¢
Over 5 years
$16,179
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Every 2026 Silverado version in Alaska

VersionDriveEPA ratingPer month
Silverado 2WDRWD25 mpgdiesel$257
Silverado (with Sport Mode) 4WD4WD24 mpgdiesel$268
Silverado 4WD4WD23 mpgdiesel$280
Silverado Mud Terrain Tires 4WD (Sport/off road)4WD23 mpgdiesel$280
Silverado Mud Terrain Tires 4WD4WD23 mpgdiesel$280
Silverado 4WD ZR2 (Sport/Off Road)4WD21 mpgdiesel$306
Silverado 2WDRWD20 mpg$229
Silverado (with Sport Mode) 2WDRWD19 mpg$241
Silverado 4WD 4M4WD19 mpg$241
Silverado (with Sport Mode) 2WDRWD18 mpg$255
Silverado (with Sport Mode) 4WD M64WD18 mpg$255
Silverado 2WDRWD17 mpg$270
Silverado Mud Terrain Tires 4WD 4M(used in headline figures)4WD17 mpg$270
Silverado Mud Terrain Tires (with Sport Mode) 4WD4WD17 mpg$270
Silverado 4WD (Flex Fuel)4WD17 mpg$270
Silverado Mud Terrain Tires 4WD FFV4WD17 mpg$270
Silverado 4WD4WD17 mpgpremium$308
Silverado (with Sport Mode) 4WD4WD17 mpg$270
Silverado 4WD4WD17 mpg$270
Silverado Mud Terrain Tires (Sport Mode) 4WD4WD16 mpg$287
Silverado Mud Terrain Tires 4WD4WD16 mpg$287
Silverado Cab Chassis 2WDRWD16 mpg$287
Silverado Mud Terrain Tires 4WD4WD15 mpgpremium$349
Silverado 4WD ZR24WD15 mpgpremium$349
Silverado Cab Chassis 4WD4WD15 mpg$306

Silverado vs. Chevrolet Silverado EV in Alaska

Chevrolet Silverado17 mpg
$270/mo
Chevrolet Silverado EV49.5 kWh/100 mi
$134/mo

The Silverado EV costs about $1,624 a year less to run here.

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Alaska's gas tax: 8.9¢ a gallon, plus 18.4¢ federal

Of the estimated $4.58 a gallon for regular in Alaska, 27.3¢ is tax: 6% of the price.

At 1,000 miles a month, the Silverado (17 mpg) pays about $16 a month in fuel tax, $193 a year. Alaska's state gas tax is the lowest of the 50 states and DC.

Electric cars pay no gas tax, and Alaska charges them no extra registration fee either.

Fuel taxes: EIA, July 2026 (revised); county and city taxes not included. Pump price: West Coast (excluding California) regional average. Prices in Alaska usually run higher, so treat this as a floor. EV fee: U.S. Department of Energy. Fees checked October 2026.

West Coast (excluding California) gas prices are down 49¢ in a month

EIA doesn't survey Alaska on its own, so the price on this page moves with the West Coast (excluding California) average: $4.58 a gallon for regular in the week of November 9, 2026, 49¢ less than four weeks earlier and 80¢ more than a year ago. Over the past year it ranged from $3.28 (week of January 12, 2026) to $5.19 (week of May 11, 2026). At 1,000 miles a month, the Silverado costs about $29 a month less to fuel than four weeks ago.

Weekly price of regular, West Coast (excluding California) average (dollars per gallon)
$3.00$3.50$4.00$4.50$5.00$5.50Jan 2026AprJulOct$4.58
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EIA weekly retail gasoline and diesel prices.

Alaska is the 5th most expensive state to fuel a Silverado

47th 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 Alaska
  1. 45Arizona$264
  2. 46Nevada$267
  3. 47Alaska$270
  4. 48Hawaii$270
  5. 49Oregon$276

Questions people ask

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

About $270 a month for 1,000 miles, or $3,236 a year, for the 2026 Silverado Mud Terrain Tires 4WD 4M (17 mpg) at $4.58 a gallon for regular. That works out to 27.0¢ a mile.

Which Silverado version is cheapest to fuel?

The Silverado 2WD (20 mpg), at about $229 a month in Alaska. The 2026 Silverado comes in 25 EPA-rated versions.

Where does the Alaska gas price come from?

West Coast (excluding California) regional average. Prices in Alaska usually run higher, so treat this as a floor. It updates every week when EIA publishes its survey.

How much of the gas price in Alaska is tax?

27.3¢ a gallon: 8.9¢ Alaska state tax and 18.4¢ federal tax. That is 6% of the estimated $4.58 a gallon for regular.

Are gas prices going up in Alaska?

EIA doesn't survey Alaska on its own, so the price on this page moves with the West Coast (excluding California) average: $4.58 a gallon for regular in the week of November 9, 2026, 49¢ less than four weeks earlier and 80¢ 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