Kia Carnival Hybrid vs gas: fuel cost and break-even
At US-average prices the hybrid (32.5 MPG combined) saves about $974 a year over the gas version (21 MPG) at 13,500 miles a year. The hybrid costs about $2,000 more (same trim and drive, e.g. LXS FWD), so it pays for itself in about 2.1 years.
Gas · 21 MPG
$2,753
per year, US average
Hybrid · 32.5 MPG
$1,779
per year, US average
Hybrid saves
$974
per year
Pays back in
2.1 years
for a $2,000 higher price
Work out your own break-even with your state, miles and the actual price difference
Yearly savings by state
| Your state | Gas, $/gal | Hybrid saves / year | Pays back in |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | $6.03 | $1,372 | 1.5 yr |
| Hawaii | $5.61* | $1,275 | 1.6 yr |
| Alaska | $5.60* | $1,275 | 1.6 yr |
| Washington | $5.33 | $1,213 | 1.6 yr |
| Oregon | $4.81* | $1,095 | 1.8 yr |
| Nevada | $4.69* | $1,067 | 1.9 yr |
| Idaho | $4.60* | $1,046 | 1.9 yr |
| Montana | $4.58* | $1,041 | 1.9 yr |
| Utah | $4.58* | $1,041 | 1.9 yr |
| District of Columbia | $4.53* | $1,030 | 1.9 yr |
| Arizona | $4.51* | $1,025 | 2.0 yr |
| Pennsylvania | $4.42* | $1,006 | 2.0 yr |
| North Dakota | $4.35* | $990 | 2.0 yr |
| Maryland | $4.33* | $984 | 2.0 yr |
| New York | $4.31 | $981 | 2.0 yr |
| Wisconsin | $4.31* | $980 | 2.0 yr |
| Delaware | $4.31* | $979 | 2.0 yr |
| Connecticut | $4.29* | $977 | 2.0 yr |
| Vermont | $4.29* | $976 | 2.0 yr |
| Wyoming | $4.29* | $975 | 2.1 yr |
| Colorado | $4.27 | $972 | 2.1 yr |
| Maine | $4.27* | $971 | 2.1 yr |
| Rhode Island | $4.26* | $968 | 2.1 yr |
| South Dakota | $4.25* | $966 | 2.1 yr |
| Nebraska | $4.22* | $959 | 2.1 yr |
| Massachusetts | $4.20 | $956 | 2.1 yr |
| Minnesota | $4.18 | $951 | 2.1 yr |
| Illinois | $4.17* | $949 | 2.1 yr |
| Kentucky | $4.17* | $949 | 2.1 yr |
| New Jersey | $4.17* | $948 | 2.1 yr |
| West Virginia | $4.15* | $943 | 2.1 yr |
| New Hampshire | $4.14* | $942 | 2.1 yr |
| Iowa | $4.10* | $933 | 2.1 yr |
| Michigan | $4.08* | $927 | 2.2 yr |
| Kansas | $4.07* | $927 | 2.2 yr |
| Ohio | $4.05 | $921 | 2.2 yr |
| Tennessee | $4.05* | $921 | 2.2 yr |
| Indiana | $4.03* | $917 | 2.2 yr |
| Oklahoma | $3.99* | $908 | 2.2 yr |
| Florida | $3.98 | $906 | 2.2 yr |
| Missouri | $3.98* | $906 | 2.2 yr |
| North Carolina | $3.95* | $899 | 2.2 yr |
| New Mexico | $3.91* | $889 | 2.2 yr |
| Virginia | $3.84* | $873 | 2.3 yr |
| Arkansas | $3.79* | $862 | 2.3 yr |
| Louisiana | $3.77* | $856 | 2.3 yr |
| Mississippi | $3.76* | $855 | 2.3 yr |
| Alabama | $3.75* | $852 | 2.3 yr |
| South Carolina | $3.72* | $846 | 2.4 yr |
| Texas | $3.70 | $843 | 2.4 yr |
| Georgia | $3.67* | $835 | 2.4 yr |
* estimated: EIA publishes weekly prices for 9 states; for the others we adjust the regional weekly price by how the state compared with its region in EIA’s latest annual data. Gas prices: EIA, week of Oct 19, 2026. Electricity: EIA, August 2026.