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What it costs to fuel a 2026 Toyota Corolla in Delaware

Corolla Hatchback · 35 mpgPrices updated weekly from EIA data

Short answer

$114a month

Driving 1,000 miles a month at $3.98 a gallon for regular. That's 11.4¢ a mile and $1,365 a year.

Estimate: Central Atlantic regional average, adjusted for Delaware's fuel tax (16.6¢/gal lower than the region's average).

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1,000 mi
1003,000
Blank uses the Delaware average
Gas · 35 mpgEstimated fuel cost
$114/ month
35 mpg (EPA combined) × $3.98/gal regularEstimate: Central Atlantic regional average, adjusted for Delaware's fuel tax (16.6¢/gal lower than the region's average)
Per year
$1,365
Per mile
11.4¢
Over 5 years
$6,823
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Every 2026 Corolla version in Delaware

VersionDriveEPA ratingPer month
Corolla HybridFWD50 mpg$80
Corolla Hybrid AWDAWD48 mpg$83
Corolla Hybrid SEFWD47 mpg$85
Corolla Hybrid SE AWDAWD44 mpg$90
Corolla (1-mode TM)FWD35 mpg$114
Corolla Hatchback(used in headline figures)FWD35 mpg$114
Corolla (3-mode TM)FWD34 mpg$117
CorollaFWD34 mpg$117
Corolla Hatchback XSEFWD33 mpg$121
Corolla Hatchback FXFWD33 mpg$121
GR CorollaAWD24 mpgpremium$203
GR CorollaAWD22 mpgpremium$221

Corolla vs. Tesla Model Y in Delaware

Toyota Corolla35 mpg
$114/mo
Tesla Model Y25.7 kWh/100 mi
$47/mo

The Model Y costs about $805 a year less to run here.Counting Delaware's EV fee of $110 or more, the saving is about $695 at most.

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Delaware's gas tax: 23¢ a gallon, plus 18.4¢ federal

Of the estimated $3.98 a gallon for regular in Delaware, 41.4¢ is tax: 10% of the price.

At 1,000 miles a month, the Corolla (35 mpg) pays about $12 a month in fuel tax, $142 a year. Delaware's state gas tax is the 8th lowest of the 50 states and DC.

The Corolla's hybrid versions pay Delaware's extra hybrid fee on top: $60 a year or more. That is for hybrids up to 6,000 lbs; from 6,001 to 10,000 lbs it is $80.

Electric cars pay no gas tax, so Delaware charges them an extra registration fee instead: $110 a year or more.

Fuel taxes: EIA, July 2026 (revised); county and city taxes not included. Pump price is an estimate: Central Atlantic regional average, adjusted for Delaware's fuel tax (16.6¢/gal lower than the region's average). Hybrid fee: Delaware state government. EV fee: Delaware state government. Fees checked October 2026.

Central Atlantic gas prices are down 20¢ in a month

EIA doesn't survey Delaware on its own, so the price on this page moves with the Central Atlantic average: $4.15 a gallon for regular in the week of November 9, 2026, 20¢ less than four weeks earlier and $1.05 more than a year ago. Over the past year it ranged from $2.89 (week of January 26, 2026) to $4.53 (week of May 11, 2026). At 1,000 miles a month, the Corolla costs about $6 a month less to fuel than four weeks ago.

Weekly price of regular, Central Atlantic average (dollars per gallon)
$2.50$3.00$3.50$4.00$4.50$5.00Jan 2026AprJulOct$4.15
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EIA weekly retail gasoline and diesel prices.

Delaware is about average to fuel a Corolla

29th cheapest of the 50 states and DC, at 1,000 miles a month. See every state

Cheapest states
  1. 1Texas$97
  2. 2New Mexico$98
  3. 3Louisiana$99
  4. 4Mississippi$100
  5. 5Arkansas$100
Around Delaware
  1. 27Idaho$113
  2. 28Montana$113
  3. 29Delaware$114
  4. 30New Hampshire$114
  5. 31Massachusetts$114

Questions people ask

How much does it cost to fuel a Toyota Corolla in Delaware?

About $114 a month for 1,000 miles, or $1,365 a year, for the 2026 Corolla Hatchback (35 mpg) at $3.98 a gallon for regular. That works out to 11.4¢ a mile.

Which Corolla version is cheapest to fuel?

The Corolla Hybrid (50 mpg), at about $80 a month in Delaware. The 2026 Corolla comes in 12 EPA-rated versions.

Where does the Delaware gas price come from?

Estimate: Central Atlantic regional average, adjusted for Delaware's fuel tax (16.6¢/gal lower than the region's average). It updates every week when EIA publishes its survey.

How much of the gas price in Delaware is tax?

41.4¢ a gallon: 23¢ Delaware state tax and 18.4¢ federal tax. That is 10% of the estimated $3.98 a gallon for regular.

Are gas prices going up in Delaware?

EIA doesn't survey Delaware on its own, so the price on this page moves with the Central Atlantic average: $4.15 a gallon for regular in the week of November 9, 2026, 20¢ less than four weeks earlier and $1.05 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