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

Tacoma SR5/Sport/PreRunner 2WD · 22 mpgPrices updated weekly from EIA data

Short answer

$166a month

Driving 1,000 miles a month at $3.65 a gallon for regular. That's 16.6¢ a mile and $1,991 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 · 22 mpgEstimated fuel cost
$166/ month
22 mpg (EPA combined) × $3.65/gal regularEstimate: Lower Atlantic regional average, adjusted for North Carolina's fuel tax (4.2¢/gal higher than the region's average)
Per year
$1,991
Per mile
16.6¢
Over 5 years
$9,957
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Planning a road trip in the Tacoma?See what any drive would cost to fuel, and split it with friends.

Every 2026 Tacoma version in North Carolina

VersionDriveEPA ratingPer month
Tacoma SR5/Sport/PreRunner 2WDRWD23 mpg$159
Tacoma 2WDRWD23 mpg$159
Tacoma Hybrid 4WD4WD23 mpg$159
Tacoma SR5/Sport/PreRunner 2WD(used in headline figures)RWD22 mpg$166
Tacoma SR5/Sport/Off-Road/Limited 4WD4WD21 mpg$174
Tacoma 4WD4WD21 mpg$174
Tacoma 4WD MT4WD20 mpg$183

Tacoma vs. Ford F-150 Lightning in North Carolina

Toyota Tacoma22 mpg
$166/mo
Ford F-150 Lightning47.9 kWh/100 mi
$71/mo

The F-150 Lightning costs about $1,136 a year less to run here.Counting North Carolina's $214.50 EV fee, the saving is about $921.

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North Carolina's gas tax: 41.3¢ a gallon, plus 18.4¢ federal

Of the estimated $3.65 a gallon for regular in North Carolina, 59.7¢ is tax: 16% of the price.

At 1,000 miles a month, the Tacoma (22 mpg) pays about $27 a month in fuel tax, $325 a year. North Carolina's state gas tax is the 10th highest of the 50 states and DC.

North Carolina charges no extra fee for the Tacoma's hybrid versions.

Electric cars pay no gas tax, so North Carolina charges them an extra registration fee instead: $214.50 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 North Carolina's fuel tax (4.2¢/gal higher than the region's average). Hybrid fee: U.S. Department of Energy. 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 North 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 Tacoma costs about $15 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.

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

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

Cheapest states
  1. 1Texas$155
  2. 2New Mexico$156
  3. 3Louisiana$157
  4. 4Mississippi$159
  5. 5Arkansas$159
Around North Carolina
  1. 8Georgia$163
  2. 9West Virginia$163
  3. 10North Carolina$166
  4. 11Virginia$166
  5. 12Oklahoma$169

Questions people ask

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

About $166 a month for 1,000 miles, or $1,991 a year, for the 2026 Tacoma SR5/Sport/PreRunner 2WD (22 mpg) at $3.65 a gallon for regular. That works out to 16.6¢ a mile.

Which Tacoma version is cheapest to fuel?

The Tacoma SR5/Sport/PreRunner 2WD (23 mpg), at about $159 a month in North Carolina. The 2026 Tacoma comes in 7 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.

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

59.7¢ a gallon: 41.3¢ North Carolina state tax and 18.4¢ federal tax. That is 16% of the estimated $3.65 a gallon for regular.

Are gas prices going up in North Carolina?

EIA doesn't survey North 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