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What it costs to fuel a 2026 Chevrolet Silverado in California

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

Short answer

$353a month

Driving 1,000 miles a month at $6.00 a gallon for regular. That's 35.3¢ a mile and $4,237 a year.

EIA's weekly survey for California.

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1,000 mi
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Gas · 17 mpgEstimated fuel cost
$353/ month
17 mpg (EPA combined) × $6.00/gal regularEIA's weekly survey for California
Per year
$4,237
Per mile
35.3¢
Over 5 years
$21,187
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Every 2026 Silverado version in California

VersionDriveEPA ratingPer month
Silverado 2WDRWD25 mpgdiesel$330
Silverado (with Sport Mode) 4WD4WD24 mpgdiesel$344
Silverado 4WD4WD23 mpgdiesel$359
Silverado Mud Terrain Tires 4WD (Sport/off road)4WD23 mpgdiesel$359
Silverado Mud Terrain Tires 4WD4WD23 mpgdiesel$359
Silverado 4WD ZR2 (Sport/Off Road)4WD21 mpgdiesel$393
Silverado 2WDRWD20 mpg$300
Silverado (with Sport Mode) 2WDRWD19 mpg$316
Silverado 4WD 4M4WD19 mpg$316
Silverado (with Sport Mode) 2WDRWD18 mpg$334
Silverado (with Sport Mode) 4WD M64WD18 mpg$334
Silverado 2WDRWD17 mpg$353
Silverado Mud Terrain Tires 4WD 4M(used in headline figures)4WD17 mpg$353
Silverado Mud Terrain Tires (with Sport Mode) 4WD4WD17 mpg$353
Silverado 4WD (Flex Fuel)4WD17 mpg$353
Silverado Mud Terrain Tires 4WD FFV4WD17 mpg$353
Silverado 4WD4WD17 mpgpremium$381
Silverado (with Sport Mode) 4WD4WD17 mpg$353
Silverado 4WD4WD17 mpg$353
Silverado Mud Terrain Tires (Sport Mode) 4WD4WD16 mpg$375
Silverado Mud Terrain Tires 4WD4WD16 mpg$375
Silverado Cab Chassis 2WDRWD16 mpg$375
Silverado Mud Terrain Tires 4WD4WD15 mpgpremium$431
Silverado 4WD ZR24WD15 mpgpremium$431
Silverado Cab Chassis 4WD4WD15 mpg$400

Silverado vs. Chevrolet Silverado EV in California

Chevrolet Silverado17 mpg
$353/mo
Chevrolet Silverado EV49.5 kWh/100 mi
$164/mo

The Silverado EV costs about $2,269 a year less to run here.

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California is the most expensive state to fuel a Silverado

51st cheapest of the 50 states and DC, at 1,000 miles a month. See every state

Cheapest states
  1. 1New Mexico$231
  2. 2Texas$231
  3. 3Louisiana$232
  4. 4Mississippi$234
  5. 5Arkansas$235
Around California
  1. 49Oregon$307
  2. 50Washington$324
  3. 51California$353

Questions people ask

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

About $353 a month for 1,000 miles, or $4,237 a year, for the 2026 Silverado Mud Terrain Tires 4WD 4M (17 mpg) at $6.00 a gallon for regular. That works out to 35.3¢ a mile.

Which Silverado version is cheapest to fuel?

The Silverado 2WD (20 mpg), at about $300 a month in California. The 2026 Silverado comes in 25 EPA-rated versions.

Where does the California gas price come from?

EIA's weekly survey for California. It updates every week when EIA publishes its survey.

Efficiency: U.S. EPA ratings for the 2026 model year. Gas prices: EIA weekly survey, week of September 21, 2026. Electricity: EIA average home rates, August 2025 to July 2026. Fuel taxes: EIA, July 2026 (revised). How we calculate