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What it costs to fuel a 2026 Chevrolet Silverado in Illinois

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

Short answer

$279a month

Driving 1,000 miles a month at $4.74 a gallon for regular. That's 27.9¢ a mile and $3,349 a year.

Estimate: Midwest regional average, adjusted for Illinois's fuel tax (35.8¢/gal higher than the region's average).

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1,000 mi
1003,000
Blank uses the Illinois average
Gas · 17 mpgEstimated fuel cost
$279/ month
17 mpg (EPA combined) × $4.74/gal regularEstimate: Midwest regional average, adjusted for Illinois's fuel tax (35.8¢/gal higher than the region's average)
Per year
$3,349
Per mile
27.9¢
Over 5 years
$16,744
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Every 2026 Silverado version in Illinois

VersionDriveEPA ratingPer month
Silverado 2WDRWD25 mpgdiesel$284
Silverado (with Sport Mode) 4WD4WD24 mpgdiesel$296
Silverado 4WD4WD23 mpgdiesel$309
Silverado Mud Terrain Tires 4WD (Sport/off road)4WD23 mpgdiesel$309
Silverado Mud Terrain Tires 4WD4WD23 mpgdiesel$309
Silverado 4WD ZR2 (Sport/Off Road)4WD21 mpgdiesel$338
Silverado 2WDRWD20 mpg$237
Silverado (with Sport Mode) 2WDRWD19 mpg$250
Silverado 4WD 4M4WD19 mpg$250
Silverado (with Sport Mode) 2WDRWD18 mpg$264
Silverado (with Sport Mode) 4WD M64WD18 mpg$264
Silverado 2WDRWD17 mpg$279
Silverado Mud Terrain Tires 4WD 4M(used in headline figures)4WD17 mpg$279
Silverado Mud Terrain Tires (with Sport Mode) 4WD4WD17 mpg$279
Silverado 4WD (Flex Fuel)4WD17 mpg$279
Silverado Mud Terrain Tires 4WD FFV4WD17 mpg$279
Silverado 4WD4WD17 mpgpremium$343
Silverado (with Sport Mode) 4WD4WD17 mpg$279
Silverado 4WD4WD17 mpg$279
Silverado Mud Terrain Tires (Sport Mode) 4WD4WD16 mpg$297
Silverado Mud Terrain Tires 4WD4WD16 mpg$297
Silverado Cab Chassis 2WDRWD16 mpg$297
Silverado Mud Terrain Tires 4WD4WD15 mpgpremium$389
Silverado 4WD ZR24WD15 mpgpremium$389
Silverado Cab Chassis 4WD4WD15 mpg$316

Silverado vs. Chevrolet Silverado EV in Illinois

Chevrolet Silverado17 mpg
$279/mo
Chevrolet Silverado EV49.5 kWh/100 mi
$94/mo

The Silverado EV costs about $2,221 a year less to run here.

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Illinois is the 8th most expensive state to fuel a Silverado

44th 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 Illinois
  1. 42Pennsylvania$272
  2. 43Indiana$275
  3. 44Illinois$279
  4. 45Arizona$295
  5. 46Nevada$298

Questions people ask

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

About $279 a month for 1,000 miles, or $3,349 a year, for the 2026 Silverado Mud Terrain Tires 4WD 4M (17 mpg) at $4.74 a gallon for regular. That works out to 27.9¢ a mile.

Which Silverado version is cheapest to fuel?

The Silverado 2WD (20 mpg), at about $237 a month in Illinois. The 2026 Silverado comes in 25 EPA-rated versions.

Where does the Illinois gas price come from?

Estimate: Midwest regional average, adjusted for Illinois's fuel tax (35.8¢/gal higher than the region's average). 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