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What it costs to fuel a 2026 Chevrolet Silverado in Iowa

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

Short answer

$224a month

Driving 1,000 miles a month at $3.81 a gallon for regular. That's 22.4¢ a mile and $2,689 a year.

Estimate: Midwest regional average, adjusted for Iowa's fuel tax (5.9¢/gal lower than the region's average).

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1,000 mi
1003,000
Blank uses the Iowa average
Gas · 17 mpgEstimated fuel cost
$224/ month
17 mpg (EPA combined) × $3.81/gal regularEstimate: Midwest regional average, adjusted for Iowa's fuel tax (5.9¢/gal lower than the region's average)
Per year
$2,689
Per mile
22.4¢
Over 5 years
$13,444
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Every 2026 Silverado version in Iowa

VersionDriveEPA ratingPer month
Silverado 2WDRWD25 mpgdiesel$246
Silverado (with Sport Mode) 4WD4WD24 mpgdiesel$257
Silverado 4WD4WD23 mpgdiesel$268
Silverado Mud Terrain Tires 4WD (Sport/off road)4WD23 mpgdiesel$268
Silverado Mud Terrain Tires 4WD4WD23 mpgdiesel$268
Silverado 4WD ZR2 (Sport/Off Road)4WD21 mpgdiesel$293
Silverado 2WDRWD20 mpg$190
Silverado (with Sport Mode) 2WDRWD19 mpg$200
Silverado 4WD 4M4WD19 mpg$200
Silverado (with Sport Mode) 2WDRWD18 mpg$212
Silverado (with Sport Mode) 4WD M64WD18 mpg$212
Silverado 2WDRWD17 mpg$224
Silverado Mud Terrain Tires 4WD 4M(used in headline figures)4WD17 mpg$224
Silverado Mud Terrain Tires (with Sport Mode) 4WD4WD17 mpg$224
Silverado 4WD (Flex Fuel)4WD17 mpg$224
Silverado Mud Terrain Tires 4WD FFV4WD17 mpg$224
Silverado 4WD4WD17 mpgpremium$290
Silverado (with Sport Mode) 4WD4WD17 mpg$224
Silverado 4WD4WD17 mpg$224
Silverado Mud Terrain Tires (Sport Mode) 4WD4WD16 mpg$238
Silverado Mud Terrain Tires 4WD4WD16 mpg$238
Silverado Cab Chassis 2WDRWD16 mpg$238
Silverado Mud Terrain Tires 4WD4WD15 mpgpremium$328
Silverado 4WD ZR24WD15 mpgpremium$328
Silverado Cab Chassis 4WD4WD15 mpg$254

Silverado vs. Chevrolet Silverado EV in Iowa

Chevrolet Silverado17 mpg
$224/mo
Chevrolet Silverado EV49.5 kWh/100 mi
$70/mo

The Silverado EV costs about $1,848 a year less to run here.Counting Iowa's $130 EV fee, the saving is about $1,718.

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Iowa's gas tax: 30¢ a gallon, plus 18.4¢ federal

Of the estimated $3.81 a gallon for regular in Iowa, 48.4¢ is tax: 13% of the price.

At 1,000 miles a month, the Silverado (17 mpg) pays about $28 a month in fuel tax, $342 a year. Iowa's state gas tax is near the middle of the 50 states and DC.

Electric cars pay no gas tax, so Iowa charges them an extra registration fee instead: $130 a year.

Fuel taxes: EIA, July 2026 (revised); county and city taxes not included. Pump price is an estimate: Midwest regional average, adjusted for Iowa's fuel tax (5.9¢/gal lower than the region's average). EV fee: U.S. Department of Energy. Fees checked October 2026.

Midwest gas prices are down 28¢ in a month

EIA doesn't survey Iowa on its own, so the price on this page moves with the Midwest average: $3.87 a gallon for regular in the week of November 9, 2026, 28¢ less than four weeks earlier and 96¢ more than a year ago. Over the past year it ranged from $2.59 (week of January 5, 2026) to $4.41 (week of May 11, 2026). At 1,000 miles a month, the Silverado costs about $16 a month less to fuel than four weeks ago.

Weekly price of regular, Midwest average (dollars per gallon)
$2.50$3.00$3.50$4.00$4.50Jan 2026AprJulOct$3.87
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EIA weekly retail gasoline and diesel prices.

Iowa is about average to fuel a Silverado

20th 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 Iowa
  1. 18Kentucky$222
  2. 19Tennessee$223
  3. 20Iowa$224
  4. 21Missouri$224
  5. 22South Dakota$224

Questions people ask

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

About $224 a month for 1,000 miles, or $2,689 a year, for the 2026 Silverado Mud Terrain Tires 4WD 4M (17 mpg) at $3.81 a gallon for regular. That works out to 22.4¢ a mile.

Which Silverado version is cheapest to fuel?

The Silverado 2WD (20 mpg), at about $190 a month in Iowa. The 2026 Silverado comes in 25 EPA-rated versions.

Where does the Iowa gas price come from?

Estimate: Midwest regional average, adjusted for Iowa's fuel tax (5.9¢/gal lower than the region's average). It updates every week when EIA publishes its survey.

How much of the gas price in Iowa is tax?

48.4¢ a gallon: 30¢ Iowa state tax and 18.4¢ federal tax. That is 13% of the estimated $3.81 a gallon for regular.

Are gas prices going up in Iowa?

EIA doesn't survey Iowa on its own, so the price on this page moves with the Midwest average: $3.87 a gallon for regular in the week of November 9, 2026, 28¢ less than four weeks earlier and 96¢ 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