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What it costs to fuel a 2026 Chevrolet Silverado in South Carolina

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

Short answer

$207a month

Driving 1,000 miles a month at $3.53 a gallon for regular. That's 20.7¢ a mile and $2,489 a year.

Estimate: Lower Atlantic regional average, adjusted for South Carolina's fuel tax (8.3¢/gal lower than the region's average).

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1,000 mi
1003,000
Blank uses the South Carolina average
Gas · 17 mpgEstimated fuel cost
$207/ month
17 mpg (EPA combined) × $3.53/gal regularEstimate: Lower Atlantic regional average, adjusted for South Carolina's fuel tax (8.3¢/gal lower than the region's average)
Per year
$2,489
Per mile
20.7¢
Over 5 years
$12,445
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Every 2026 Silverado version in South Carolina

VersionDriveEPA ratingPer month
Silverado 2WDRWD25 mpgdiesel$224
Silverado (with Sport Mode) 4WD4WD24 mpgdiesel$233
Silverado 4WD4WD23 mpgdiesel$244
Silverado Mud Terrain Tires 4WD (Sport/off road)4WD23 mpgdiesel$244
Silverado Mud Terrain Tires 4WD4WD23 mpgdiesel$244
Silverado 4WD ZR2 (Sport/Off Road)4WD21 mpgdiesel$267
Silverado 2WDRWD20 mpg$176
Silverado (with Sport Mode) 2WDRWD19 mpg$186
Silverado 4WD 4M4WD19 mpg$186
Silverado (with Sport Mode) 2WDRWD18 mpg$196
Silverado (with Sport Mode) 4WD M64WD18 mpg$196
Silverado 2WDRWD17 mpg$207
Silverado Mud Terrain Tires 4WD 4M(used in headline figures)4WD17 mpg$207
Silverado Mud Terrain Tires (with Sport Mode) 4WD4WD17 mpg$207
Silverado 4WD (Flex Fuel)4WD17 mpg$207
Silverado Mud Terrain Tires 4WD FFV4WD17 mpg$207
Silverado 4WD4WD17 mpgpremium$259
Silverado (with Sport Mode) 4WD4WD17 mpg$207
Silverado 4WD4WD17 mpg$207
Silverado Mud Terrain Tires (Sport Mode) 4WD4WD16 mpg$220
Silverado Mud Terrain Tires 4WD4WD16 mpg$220
Silverado Cab Chassis 2WDRWD16 mpg$220
Silverado Mud Terrain Tires 4WD4WD15 mpgpremium$294
Silverado 4WD ZR24WD15 mpgpremium$294
Silverado Cab Chassis 4WD4WD15 mpg$235

Silverado vs. Chevrolet Silverado EV in South Carolina

Chevrolet Silverado17 mpg
$207/mo
Chevrolet Silverado EV49.5 kWh/100 mi
$78/mo

The Silverado EV costs about $1,549 a year less to run here.Counting South Carolina's $60 EV fee, the saving is about $1,489.

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South Carolina's gas tax: 28.8¢ a gallon, plus 18.4¢ federal

Of the estimated $3.53 a gallon for regular in South Carolina, 47.2¢ 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 $28 a month in fuel tax, $333 a year. South Carolina's state gas tax is near the middle of the 50 states and DC.

Electric cars pay no gas tax, so South Carolina charges them an extra registration fee instead: $60 a year.

Fuel taxes: EIA, July 2026 (revised); county and city taxes not included. Pump price is an estimate: Lower Atlantic regional average, adjusted for South Carolina's fuel tax (8.3¢/gal lower than the region's average). EV fee: U.S. Department of Energy. Fees checked October 2026.

Lower Atlantic gas prices are down 32¢ in a month

EIA doesn't survey South Carolina on its own, so the price on this page moves with the Lower Atlantic average: $3.61 a gallon for regular in the week of November 9, 2026, 32¢ less than four weeks earlier and 83¢ more than a year ago. Over the past year it ranged from $2.62 (week of January 12, 2026) to $4.20 (week of September 28, 2026). At 1,000 miles a month, the Silverado costs about $19 a month less to fuel than four weeks ago.

Weekly price of regular, Lower Atlantic average (dollars per gallon)
$2.50$3.00$3.50$4.00$4.50Jan 2026AprJulOct$3.61
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EIA weekly retail gasoline and diesel prices.

South Carolina is the 6th cheapest state to fuel a Silverado

6th 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 South Carolina
  1. 4Mississippi$205
  2. 5Arkansas$206
  3. 6South Carolina$207
  4. 7Alabama$209
  5. 8Georgia$211

Questions people ask

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

About $207 a month for 1,000 miles, or $2,489 a year, for the 2026 Silverado Mud Terrain Tires 4WD 4M (17 mpg) at $3.53 a gallon for regular. That works out to 20.7¢ a mile.

Which Silverado version is cheapest to fuel?

The Silverado 2WD (20 mpg), at about $176 a month in South Carolina. The 2026 Silverado comes in 25 EPA-rated versions.

Where does the South Carolina gas price come from?

Estimate: Lower Atlantic regional average, adjusted for South Carolina's fuel tax (8.3¢/gal lower than the region's average). It updates every week when EIA publishes its survey.

How much of the gas price in South Carolina is tax?

47.2¢ a gallon: 28.8¢ South Carolina state tax and 18.4¢ federal tax. That is 13% of the estimated $3.53 a gallon for regular. Counties and cities can add their own on top.

Are gas prices going up in South Carolina?

EIA doesn't survey South Carolina on its own, so the price on this page moves with the Lower Atlantic average: $3.61 a gallon for regular in the week of November 9, 2026, 32¢ less than four weeks earlier and 83¢ 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