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What it costs to fuel a 2026 Toyota RAV4 in North Carolina

RAV4 AWD Limited & XSE · 41 mpgPrices updated weekly from EIA data

Short answer

$103a month

Driving 1,000 miles a month at $4.21 a gallon for regular. That's 10.3¢ a mile and $1,231 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 · 41 mpgEstimated fuel cost
$103/ month
41 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
$1,231
Per mile
10.3¢
Over 5 years
$6,154
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Every 2026 RAV4 version in North Carolina

VersionDriveEPA ratingPer month
RAV4FWD43 mpg$98
RAV4 AWD SE & LEAWD42 mpg$100
RAV4 AWD Limited & XSE(used in headline figures)AWD41 mpg$103
RAV4 AWD XLEAWD41 mpg$103
RAV4 Hybrid AWD Woodland EditionAWD38 mpg$111

RAV4 vs. Tesla Model Y in North Carolina

Toyota RAV441 mpg
$103/mo
Tesla Model Y25.7 kWh/100 mi
$38/mo

The Model Y costs about $772 a year less to run here.

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North Carolina is the 10th cheapest state to fuel a RAV4

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

Cheapest states
  1. 1New Mexico$96
  2. 2Texas$96
  3. 3Louisiana$96
  4. 4Mississippi$97
  5. 5Arkansas$97
Around North Carolina
  1. 8Georgia$101
  2. 9West Virginia$101
  3. 10North Carolina$103
  4. 11Florida$103
  5. 12Virginia$103

Questions people ask

How much does it cost to fuel a Toyota RAV4 in North Carolina?

About $103 a month for 1,000 miles, or $1,231 a year, for the 2026 RAV4 AWD Limited & XSE (41 mpg) at $4.21 a gallon for regular. That works out to 10.3¢ a mile.

Which RAV4 version is cheapest to fuel?

The RAV4 (43 mpg), at about $98 a month in North Carolina. The 2026 RAV4 comes in 5 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