Kia Sportage Hybrid vs gas: fuel cost and break-even
At US-average prices the hybrid (38 MPG combined) saves about $702 a year over the gas version (26 MPG) at 13,500 miles a year. The hybrid costs about $1,500 more (same trim and drive, e.g. EX AWD), so it pays for itself in about 2.1 years.
Gas · 26 MPG
$2,223
per year, US average
Hybrid · 38 MPG
$1,521
per year, US average
Hybrid saves
$702
per year
Pays back in
2.1 years
for a $1,500 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 | $989 | 1.5 yr |
| Hawaii | $5.61* | $919 | 1.6 yr |
| Alaska | $5.60* | $919 | 1.6 yr |
| Washington | $5.33 | $874 | 1.7 yr |
| Oregon | $4.81* | $789 | 1.9 yr |
| Nevada | $4.69* | $769 | 1.9 yr |
| Idaho | $4.60* | $754 | 2.0 yr |
| Montana | $4.58* | $750 | 2.0 yr |
| Utah | $4.58* | $750 | 2.0 yr |
| District of Columbia | $4.53* | $742 | 2.0 yr |
| Arizona | $4.51* | $739 | 2.0 yr |
| Pennsylvania | $4.42* | $725 | 2.1 yr |
| North Dakota | $4.35* | $714 | 2.1 yr |
| Maryland | $4.33* | $709 | 2.1 yr |
| New York | $4.31 | $707 | 2.1 yr |
| Wisconsin | $4.31* | $706 | 2.1 yr |
| Delaware | $4.31* | $706 | 2.1 yr |
| Connecticut | $4.29* | $704 | 2.1 yr |
| Vermont | $4.29* | $703 | 2.1 yr |
| Wyoming | $4.29* | $703 | 2.1 yr |
| Colorado | $4.27 | $701 | 2.1 yr |
| Maine | $4.27* | $700 | 2.1 yr |
| Rhode Island | $4.26* | $698 | 2.1 yr |
| South Dakota | $4.25* | $696 | 2.2 yr |
| Nebraska | $4.22* | $691 | 2.2 yr |
| Massachusetts | $4.20 | $689 | 2.2 yr |
| Minnesota | $4.18 | $685 | 2.2 yr |
| Illinois | $4.17* | $684 | 2.2 yr |
| Kentucky | $4.17* | $684 | 2.2 yr |
| New Jersey | $4.17* | $684 | 2.2 yr |
| West Virginia | $4.15* | $680 | 2.2 yr |
| New Hampshire | $4.14* | $679 | 2.2 yr |
| Iowa | $4.10* | $672 | 2.2 yr |
| Michigan | $4.08* | $668 | 2.2 yr |
| Kansas | $4.07* | $668 | 2.2 yr |
| Ohio | $4.05 | $664 | 2.3 yr |
| Tennessee | $4.05* | $664 | 2.3 yr |
| Indiana | $4.03* | $661 | 2.3 yr |
| Oklahoma | $3.99* | $654 | 2.3 yr |
| Florida | $3.98 | $653 | 2.3 yr |
| Missouri | $3.98* | $653 | 2.3 yr |
| North Carolina | $3.95* | $648 | 2.3 yr |
| New Mexico | $3.91* | $641 | 2.3 yr |
| Virginia | $3.84* | $629 | 2.4 yr |
| Arkansas | $3.79* | $621 | 2.4 yr |
| Louisiana | $3.77* | $617 | 2.4 yr |
| Mississippi | $3.76* | $616 | 2.4 yr |
| Alabama | $3.75* | $614 | 2.4 yr |
| South Carolina | $3.72* | $610 | 2.5 yr |
| Texas | $3.70 | $607 | 2.5 yr |
| Georgia | $3.67* | $602 | 2.5 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.