Lexus LX Hybrid vs gas: fuel cost and break-even
At US-average prices the hybrid (20 MPG combined) saves about $184 a year over the gas version (19 MPG) at 13,500 miles a year. The hybrid costs about $8,735 more (cheapest hybrid vs cheapest gas version, so trims differ), so it pays for itself in about 47.4 years.
Gas · 19 MPG
$3,685
per year, US average
Hybrid · 20 MPG
$3,501
per year, US average
Hybrid saves
$184
per year
Pays back in
47.4 years
for a $8,735 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 | $231 | 37.9 yr |
| Hawaii | $5.61* | $226 | 38.7 yr |
| Alaska | $5.60* | $226 | 38.7 yr |
| Washington | $5.33 | $209 | 41.7 yr |
| North Dakota | $4.35* | $196 | 44.6 yr |
| Wisconsin | $4.31* | $194 | 45.0 yr |
| District of Columbia | $4.53* | $194 | 45.1 yr |
| Oregon | $4.81* | $194 | 45.1 yr |
| South Dakota | $4.25* | $191 | 45.7 yr |
| Nebraska | $4.22* | $190 | 46.0 yr |
| Pennsylvania | $4.42* | $189 | 46.1 yr |
| Connecticut | $4.29* | $189 | 46.2 yr |
| Vermont | $4.29* | $189 | 46.2 yr |
| Nevada | $4.69* | $189 | 46.2 yr |
| Maine | $4.27* | $188 | 46.4 yr |
| Illinois | $4.17* | $188 | 46.5 yr |
| Kentucky | $4.17* | $188 | 46.5 yr |
| Rhode Island | $4.26* | $188 | 46.6 yr |
| Idaho | $4.60* | $187 | 46.6 yr |
| Massachusetts | $4.20 | $187 | 46.7 yr |
| Montana | $4.58* | $187 | 46.8 yr |
| Utah | $4.58* | $187 | 46.8 yr |
| Ohio | $4.05 | $186 | 47.0 yr |
| New York | $4.31 | $186 | 47.0 yr |
| Maryland | $4.33* | $185 | 47.2 yr |
| Iowa | $4.10* | $185 | 47.3 yr |
| Delaware | $4.31* | $184 | 47.4 yr |
| Michigan | $4.08* | $183 | 47.6 yr |
| Kansas | $4.07* | $183 | 47.6 yr |
| New Hampshire | $4.14* | $183 | 47.8 yr |
| Tennessee | $4.05* | $182 | 47.9 yr |
| Indiana | $4.03* | $182 | 48.1 yr |
| Minnesota | $4.18 | $182 | 48.1 yr |
| Arizona | $4.51* | $181 | 48.1 yr |
| West Virginia | $4.15* | $180 | 48.5 yr |
| Oklahoma | $3.99* | $180 | 48.6 yr |
| Missouri | $3.98* | $179 | 48.7 yr |
| New Jersey | $4.17* | $178 | 48.9 yr |
| Colorado | $4.27 | $178 | 49.0 yr |
| Wyoming | $4.29* | $175 | 50.0 yr |
| North Carolina | $3.95* | $172 | 50.9 yr |
| New Mexico | $3.91* | $171 | 51.2 yr |
| Florida | $3.98 | $170 | 51.4 yr |
| Virginia | $3.84* | $167 | 52.4 yr |
| Arkansas | $3.79* | $165 | 52.8 yr |
| Louisiana | $3.77* | $164 | 53.2 yr |
| Mississippi | $3.76* | $164 | 53.3 yr |
| Alabama | $3.75* | $163 | 53.4 yr |
| Texas | $3.70 | $162 | 53.9 yr |
| South Carolina | $3.72* | $162 | 54.1 yr |
| Georgia | $3.67* | $159 | 54.8 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.