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What it costs to fuel a 2026 Chevrolet Silverado in Rhode Island

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

Short answer

$245a month

Driving 1,000 miles a month at $4.17 a gallon for regular. That's 24.5¢ a mile and $2,944 a year.

Estimate: New England regional average, adjusted for Rhode Island's fuel tax (11.1¢/gal higher than the region's average).

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1,000 mi
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Gas · 17 mpgEstimated fuel cost
$245/ month
17 mpg (EPA combined) × $4.17/gal regularEstimate: New England regional average, adjusted for Rhode Island's fuel tax (11.1¢/gal higher than the region's average)
Per year
$2,944
Per mile
24.5¢
Over 5 years
$14,721
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Every 2026 Silverado version in Rhode Island

VersionDriveEPA ratingPer month
Silverado 2WDRWD25 mpgdiesel$257
Silverado (with Sport Mode) 4WD4WD24 mpgdiesel$267
Silverado 4WD4WD23 mpgdiesel$279
Silverado Mud Terrain Tires 4WD (Sport/off road)4WD23 mpgdiesel$279
Silverado Mud Terrain Tires 4WD4WD23 mpgdiesel$279
Silverado 4WD ZR2 (Sport/Off Road)4WD21 mpgdiesel$305
Silverado 2WDRWD20 mpg$209
Silverado (with Sport Mode) 2WDRWD19 mpg$220
Silverado 4WD 4M4WD19 mpg$220
Silverado (with Sport Mode) 2WDRWD18 mpg$232
Silverado (with Sport Mode) 4WD M64WD18 mpg$232
Silverado 2WDRWD17 mpg$245
Silverado Mud Terrain Tires 4WD 4M(used in headline figures)4WD17 mpg$245
Silverado Mud Terrain Tires (with Sport Mode) 4WD4WD17 mpg$245
Silverado 4WD (Flex Fuel)4WD17 mpg$245
Silverado Mud Terrain Tires 4WD FFV4WD17 mpg$245
Silverado 4WD4WD17 mpgpremium$305
Silverado (with Sport Mode) 4WD4WD17 mpg$245
Silverado 4WD4WD17 mpg$245
Silverado Mud Terrain Tires (Sport Mode) 4WD4WD16 mpg$261
Silverado Mud Terrain Tires 4WD4WD16 mpg$261
Silverado Cab Chassis 2WDRWD16 mpg$261
Silverado Mud Terrain Tires 4WD4WD15 mpgpremium$345
Silverado 4WD ZR24WD15 mpgpremium$345
Silverado Cab Chassis 4WD4WD15 mpg$278

Silverado vs. Chevrolet Silverado EV in Rhode Island

Chevrolet Silverado17 mpg
$245/mo
Chevrolet Silverado EV49.5 kWh/100 mi
$146/mo

The Silverado EV costs about $1,190 a year less to run here.Counting Rhode Island's $200 EV fee, the saving is about $990.

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Rhode Island's gas tax: 41.1¢ a gallon, plus 18.4¢ federal

Of the estimated $4.17 a gallon for regular in Rhode Island, 59.5¢ is tax: 14% of the price.

At 1,000 miles a month, the Silverado (17 mpg) pays about $35 a month in fuel tax, $420 a year. Rhode Island's state gas tax is the 11th highest of the 50 states and DC.

Electric cars pay no gas tax, so Rhode Island charges them an extra registration fee instead: $200 a year.

Fuel taxes: EIA, July 2026 (revised); county and city taxes not included. Pump price is an estimate: New England regional average, adjusted for Rhode Island's fuel tax (11.1¢/gal higher than the region's average). EV fee: U.S. Department of Energy. Fees checked October 2026.

New England gas prices are down 23¢ in a month

EIA doesn't survey Rhode Island on its own, so the price on this page moves with the New England average: $4.06 a gallon for regular in the week of November 9, 2026, 23¢ less than four weeks earlier and $1.09 more than a year ago. Over the past year it ranged from $2.78 (week of January 26, 2026) to $4.49 (week of May 18, 2026). At 1,000 miles a month, the Silverado costs about $14 a month less to fuel than four weeks ago.

Weekly price of regular, New England average (dollars per gallon)
$2.50$3.00$3.50$4.00$4.50Jan 2026AprJulOct$4.06
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EIA weekly retail gasoline and diesel prices.

Rhode Island is the 12th most expensive state to fuel a Silverado

40th 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 Rhode Island
  1. 38New York$242
  2. 39Indiana$244
  3. 40Rhode Island$245
  4. 41Maryland$248
  5. 42Illinois$249

Questions people ask

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

About $245 a month for 1,000 miles, or $2,944 a year, for the 2026 Silverado Mud Terrain Tires 4WD 4M (17 mpg) at $4.17 a gallon for regular. That works out to 24.5¢ a mile.

Which Silverado version is cheapest to fuel?

The Silverado 2WD (20 mpg), at about $209 a month in Rhode Island. The 2026 Silverado comes in 25 EPA-rated versions.

Where does the Rhode Island gas price come from?

Estimate: New England regional average, adjusted for Rhode Island's fuel tax (11.1¢/gal higher than the region's average). It updates every week when EIA publishes its survey.

How much of the gas price in Rhode Island is tax?

59.5¢ a gallon: 41.1¢ Rhode Island state tax and 18.4¢ federal tax. That is 14% of the estimated $4.17 a gallon for regular.

Are gas prices going up in Rhode Island?

EIA doesn't survey Rhode Island on its own, so the price on this page moves with the New England average: $4.06 a gallon for regular in the week of November 9, 2026, 23¢ less than four weeks earlier and $1.09 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