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What it costs to fuel a 2026 Toyota Corolla in North Carolina

Corolla Hatchback · 35 mpgPrices updated weekly from EIA data

Short answer

$120a month

Driving 1,000 miles a month at $4.21 a gallon for regular. That's 12.0¢ a mile and $1,442 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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Gas · 35 mpgEstimated fuel cost
$120/ month
35 mpg (EPA combined) × $4.21/gal regularEstimate: Lower Atlantic regional average, adjusted for North Carolina's fuel tax (4.2¢/gal higher than the region's average)
Per year
$1,442
Per mile
12.0¢
Over 5 years
$7,209
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Every 2026 Corolla version in North Carolina

VersionDriveEPA ratingPer month
Corolla HybridFWD50 mpg$84
Corolla Hybrid AWDAWD48 mpg$88
Corolla Hybrid SEFWD47 mpg$89
Corolla Hybrid SE AWDAWD44 mpg$96
Corolla (1-mode TM)FWD35 mpg$120
Corolla Hatchback(used in headline figures)FWD35 mpg$120
Corolla (3-mode TM)FWD34 mpg$124
CorollaFWD34 mpg$124
Corolla Hatchback XSEFWD33 mpg$127
Corolla Hatchback FXFWD33 mpg$127
GR CorollaAWD24 mpgpremium$210
GR CorollaAWD22 mpgpremium$229

Corolla vs. Tesla Model Y in North Carolina

Toyota Corolla35 mpg
$120/mo
Tesla Model Y25.7 kWh/100 mi
$38/mo

The Model Y costs about $983 a year less to run here.

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North Carolina is the 10th cheapest state to fuel a Corolla

10th cheapest of the 50 states and DC, at 1,000 miles a month. See every state

Cheapest states
  1. 1New Mexico$112
  2. 2Texas$112
  3. 3Louisiana$113
  4. 4Mississippi$114
  5. 5Arkansas$114
Around North Carolina
  1. 8Georgia$118
  2. 9West Virginia$119
  3. 10North Carolina$120
  4. 11Florida$120
  5. 12Virginia$120

Questions people ask

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

About $120 a month for 1,000 miles, or $1,442 a year, for the 2026 Corolla Hatchback (35 mpg) at $4.21 a gallon for regular. That works out to 12.0¢ a mile.

Which Corolla version is cheapest to fuel?

The Corolla Hybrid (50 mpg), at about $84 a month in North Carolina. The 2026 Corolla comes in 12 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