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What it costs to fuel a 2026 Chevrolet Silverado in Delaware

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

Short answer

$234a month

Driving 1,000 miles a month at $3.98 a gallon for regular. That's 23.4¢ a mile and $2,809 a year.

Estimate: Central Atlantic regional average, adjusted for Delaware's fuel tax (16.6¢/gal lower than the region's average).

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1,000 mi
1003,000
Blank uses the Delaware average
Gas · 17 mpgEstimated fuel cost
$234/ month
17 mpg (EPA combined) × $3.98/gal regularEstimate: Central Atlantic regional average, adjusted for Delaware's fuel tax (16.6¢/gal lower than the region's average)
Per year
$2,809
Per mile
23.4¢
Over 5 years
$14,047
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Every 2026 Silverado version in Delaware

VersionDriveEPA ratingPer month
Silverado 2WDRWD25 mpgdiesel$248
Silverado (with Sport Mode) 4WD4WD24 mpgdiesel$258
Silverado 4WD4WD23 mpgdiesel$270
Silverado Mud Terrain Tires 4WD (Sport/off road)4WD23 mpgdiesel$270
Silverado Mud Terrain Tires 4WD4WD23 mpgdiesel$270
Silverado 4WD ZR2 (Sport/Off Road)4WD21 mpgdiesel$295
Silverado 2WDRWD20 mpg$199
Silverado (with Sport Mode) 2WDRWD19 mpg$209
Silverado 4WD 4M4WD19 mpg$209
Silverado (with Sport Mode) 2WDRWD18 mpg$221
Silverado (with Sport Mode) 4WD M64WD18 mpg$221
Silverado 2WDRWD17 mpg$234
Silverado Mud Terrain Tires 4WD 4M(used in headline figures)4WD17 mpg$234
Silverado Mud Terrain Tires (with Sport Mode) 4WD4WD17 mpg$234
Silverado 4WD (Flex Fuel)4WD17 mpg$234
Silverado Mud Terrain Tires 4WD FFV4WD17 mpg$234
Silverado 4WD4WD17 mpgpremium$286
Silverado (with Sport Mode) 4WD4WD17 mpg$234
Silverado 4WD4WD17 mpg$234
Silverado Mud Terrain Tires (Sport Mode) 4WD4WD16 mpg$249
Silverado Mud Terrain Tires 4WD4WD16 mpg$249
Silverado Cab Chassis 2WDRWD16 mpg$249
Silverado Mud Terrain Tires 4WD4WD15 mpgpremium$324
Silverado 4WD ZR24WD15 mpgpremium$324
Silverado Cab Chassis 4WD4WD15 mpg$265

Silverado vs. Chevrolet Silverado EV in Delaware

Chevrolet Silverado17 mpg
$234/mo
Chevrolet Silverado EV49.5 kWh/100 mi
$90/mo

The Silverado EV costs about $1,732 a year less to run here.Counting Delaware's EV fee of $110 or more, the saving is about $1,622 at most.

See the break-even

Delaware's gas tax: 23¢ a gallon, plus 18.4¢ federal

Of the estimated $3.98 a gallon for regular in Delaware, 41.4¢ is tax: 10% of the price.

At 1,000 miles a month, the Silverado (17 mpg) pays about $24 a month in fuel tax, $292 a year. Delaware's state gas tax is the 8th lowest of the 50 states and DC.

Electric cars pay no gas tax, so Delaware charges them an extra registration fee instead: $110 a year or more.

Fuel taxes: EIA, July 2026 (revised); county and city taxes not included. Pump price is an estimate: Central Atlantic regional average, adjusted for Delaware's fuel tax (16.6¢/gal lower than the region's average). EV fee: Delaware state government. Fees checked October 2026.

Central Atlantic gas prices are down 20¢ in a month

EIA doesn't survey Delaware on its own, so the price on this page moves with the Central Atlantic average: $4.15 a gallon for regular in the week of November 9, 2026, 20¢ less than four weeks earlier and $1.05 more than a year ago. Over the past year it ranged from $2.89 (week of January 26, 2026) to $4.53 (week of May 11, 2026). At 1,000 miles a month, the Silverado costs about $12 a month less to fuel than four weeks ago.

Weekly price of regular, Central Atlantic average (dollars per gallon)
$2.50$3.00$3.50$4.00$4.50$5.00Jan 2026AprJulOct$4.15
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EIA weekly retail gasoline and diesel prices.

Delaware is about average to fuel a Silverado

29th 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 Delaware
  1. 27Idaho$233
  2. 28Montana$233
  3. 29Delaware$234
  4. 30New Hampshire$235
  5. 31Massachusetts$236

Questions people ask

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

About $234 a month for 1,000 miles, or $2,809 a year, for the 2026 Silverado Mud Terrain Tires 4WD 4M (17 mpg) at $3.98 a gallon for regular. That works out to 23.4¢ a mile.

Which Silverado version is cheapest to fuel?

The Silverado 2WD (20 mpg), at about $199 a month in Delaware. The 2026 Silverado comes in 25 EPA-rated versions.

Where does the Delaware gas price come from?

Estimate: Central Atlantic regional average, adjusted for Delaware's fuel tax (16.6¢/gal lower than the region's average). It updates every week when EIA publishes its survey.

How much of the gas price in Delaware is tax?

41.4¢ a gallon: 23¢ Delaware state tax and 18.4¢ federal tax. That is 10% of the estimated $3.98 a gallon for regular.

Are gas prices going up in Delaware?

EIA doesn't survey Delaware on its own, so the price on this page moves with the Central Atlantic average: $4.15 a gallon for regular in the week of November 9, 2026, 20¢ less than four weeks earlier and $1.05 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