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What it costs to fuel a 2026 Ram 1500 in North Carolina

1500 2WD · 19 mpgPrices updated weekly from EIA data

Short answer

$246a month

Driving 1,000 miles a month at $4.67 a gallon for midgrade. That's 24.6¢ a mile and $2,953 a year.

Estimate: Lower Atlantic regional average, adjusted for North Carolina's fuel tax (4.2¢/gal higher than the region's average).

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1,000 mi
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Hybrid · 19 mpgEstimated fuel cost
$246/ month
19 mpg (EPA combined) × $4.67/gal midgradeEstimate: Lower Atlantic regional average, adjusted for North Carolina's fuel tax (4.2¢/gal higher than the region's average)
Per year
$2,953
Per mile
24.6¢
Over 5 years
$14,763
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Every 2026 1500 version in North Carolina

VersionDriveEPA ratingPer month
1500 2WDRWD22 mpg$191
1500 2WDRWD21 mpg$200
1500 4WD4WD21 mpg$200
1500 4WD4WD20 mpg$210
1500 2WD(used in headline figures)RWD19 mpgmidgrade$246
1500 4WD4WD18 mpgmidgrade$260
1500 HO 4WD4WD17 mpgpremium$296
1500 Warlock 4WD4WD17 mpg$247
1500 RHO 4WD4WD15 mpgpremium$335
1500 4WDAWD12 mpgpremium$419

1500 vs. Ford F-150 Lightning in North Carolina

Ram 150019 mpg
$246/mo
Ford F-150 Lightning47.9 kWh/100 mi
$71/mo

The F-150 Lightning costs about $2,098 a year less to run here.

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North Carolina is the 11th cheapest state to fuel a 1500

11th cheapest of the 50 states and DC, at 1,000 miles a month. See every state

Cheapest states
  1. 1Texas$233
  2. 2New Mexico$233
  3. 3Louisiana$234
  4. 4Mississippi$236
  5. 5Arkansas$237
Around North Carolina
  1. 9West Virginia$243
  2. 10Colorado$245
  3. 11North Carolina$246
  4. 12Florida$246
  5. 13Virginia$247

Questions people ask

How much does it cost to fuel a Ram 1500 in North Carolina?

About $246 a month for 1,000 miles, or $2,953 a year, for the 2026 1500 2WD (19 mpg) at $4.67 a gallon for midgrade. That works out to 24.6¢ a mile.

Which 1500 version is cheapest to fuel?

The 1500 2WD (22 mpg), at about $191 a month in North Carolina. The 2026 1500 comes in 10 EPA-rated versions.

Where does the North Carolina gas price come from?

Estimate: Lower Atlantic regional average, adjusted for North Carolina's fuel tax (4.2¢/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