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What it costs to fuel a 2026 Chevrolet Silverado in Montana

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

Short answer

$233a month

Driving 1,000 miles a month at $3.96 a gallon for regular. That's 23.3¢ a mile and $2,799 a year.

Estimate: Rocky Mountain regional average, adjusted for Montana's fuel tax (1.9¢/gal higher than the region's average).

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1,000 mi
1003,000
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Gas · 17 mpgEstimated fuel cost
$233/ month
17 mpg (EPA combined) × $3.96/gal regularEstimate: Rocky Mountain regional average, adjusted for Montana's fuel tax (1.9¢/gal higher than the region's average)
Per year
$2,799
Per mile
23.3¢
Over 5 years
$13,994
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Every 2026 Silverado version in Montana

VersionDriveEPA ratingPer month
Silverado 2WDRWD25 mpgdiesel$248
Silverado (with Sport Mode) 4WD4WD24 mpgdiesel$258
Silverado 4WD4WD23 mpgdiesel$269
Silverado Mud Terrain Tires 4WD (Sport/off road)4WD23 mpgdiesel$269
Silverado Mud Terrain Tires 4WD4WD23 mpgdiesel$269
Silverado 4WD ZR2 (Sport/Off Road)4WD21 mpgdiesel$295
Silverado 2WDRWD20 mpg$198
Silverado (with Sport Mode) 2WDRWD19 mpg$209
Silverado 4WD 4M4WD19 mpg$209
Silverado (with Sport Mode) 2WDRWD18 mpg$220
Silverado (with Sport Mode) 4WD M64WD18 mpg$220
Silverado 2WDRWD17 mpg$233
Silverado Mud Terrain Tires 4WD 4M(used in headline figures)4WD17 mpg$233
Silverado Mud Terrain Tires (with Sport Mode) 4WD4WD17 mpg$233
Silverado 4WD (Flex Fuel)4WD17 mpg$233
Silverado Mud Terrain Tires 4WD FFV4WD17 mpg$233
Silverado 4WD4WD17 mpgpremium$274
Silverado (with Sport Mode) 4WD4WD17 mpg$233
Silverado 4WD4WD17 mpg$233
Silverado Mud Terrain Tires (Sport Mode) 4WD4WD16 mpg$248
Silverado Mud Terrain Tires 4WD4WD16 mpg$248
Silverado Cab Chassis 2WDRWD16 mpg$248
Silverado Mud Terrain Tires 4WD4WD15 mpgpremium$310
Silverado 4WD ZR24WD15 mpgpremium$310
Silverado Cab Chassis 4WD4WD15 mpg$264

Silverado vs. Chevrolet Silverado EV in Montana

Chevrolet Silverado17 mpg
$233/mo
Chevrolet Silverado EV49.5 kWh/100 mi
$69/mo

The Silverado EV costs about $1,965 a year less to run here.Counting Montana's EV fee of $130 or more, the saving is about $1,835 at most.

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Montana's gas tax: 33.8¢ a gallon, plus 18.4¢ federal

Of the estimated $3.97 a gallon for regular in Montana, 52.2¢ is tax: 13% of the price. Counties and cities can add their own on top.

At 1,000 miles a month, the Silverado (17 mpg) pays about $31 a month in fuel tax, $368 a year. Montana's state gas tax is near the middle of the 50 states and DC.

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

Fuel taxes: EIA, July 2026 (revised); county and city taxes not included. Pump price is an estimate: Rocky Mountain regional average, adjusted for Montana's fuel tax (1.9¢/gal higher than the region's average). EV fee: U.S. Department of Energy. Fees checked October 2026.

Rocky Mountain gas prices are down 49¢ in a month

EIA doesn't survey Montana on its own, so the price on this page moves with the Rocky Mountain average: $3.95 a gallon for regular in the week of November 9, 2026, 49¢ less than four weeks earlier and $1.04 more than a year ago. Over the past year it ranged from $2.40 (week of January 5, 2026) to $4.59 (week of May 18, 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, Rocky Mountain average (dollars per gallon)
$2.00$3.00$4.00$5.00Jan 2026AprJulOct$3.95
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EIA weekly retail gasoline and diesel prices.

Montana is about average to fuel a Silverado

28th 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 Montana
  1. 26Wyoming$227
  2. 27Idaho$233
  3. 28Montana$233
  4. 29Delaware$234
  5. 30New Hampshire$235

Questions people ask

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

About $233 a month for 1,000 miles, or $2,799 a year, for the 2026 Silverado Mud Terrain Tires 4WD 4M (17 mpg) at $3.96 a gallon for regular. That works out to 23.3¢ a mile.

Which Silverado version is cheapest to fuel?

The Silverado 2WD (20 mpg), at about $198 a month in Montana. The 2026 Silverado comes in 25 EPA-rated versions.

Where does the Montana gas price come from?

Estimate: Rocky Mountain regional average, adjusted for Montana's fuel tax (1.9¢/gal higher than the region's average). It updates every week when EIA publishes its survey.

How much of the gas price in Montana is tax?

52.2¢ a gallon: 33.8¢ Montana state tax and 18.4¢ federal tax. That is 13% of the estimated $3.97 a gallon for regular. Counties and cities can add their own on top.

Are gas prices going up in Montana?

EIA doesn't survey Montana on its own, so the price on this page moves with the Rocky Mountain average: $3.95 a gallon for regular in the week of November 9, 2026, 49¢ less than four weeks earlier and $1.04 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