Lexus TX Hybrid vs gas: fuel cost and break-even
At US-average prices the hybrid (27 MPG combined) saves about $451 a year over the gas version (23 MPG) at 13,500 miles a year. The hybrid costs about $13,520 more (cheapest hybrid vs cheapest gas version, so trims differ), so it pays for itself in about 30.0 years.
Gas · 23 MPG
$3,044
per year, US average
Hybrid · 27 MPG
$2,593
per year, US average
Hybrid saves
$451
per year
Pays back in
30.0 years
for a $13,520 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 | $565 | 23.9 yr |
| Hawaii | $5.61* | $552 | 24.5 yr |
| Alaska | $5.60* | $552 | 24.5 yr |
| Washington | $5.33 | $512 | 26.4 yr |
| North Dakota | $4.35* | $480 | 28.2 yr |
| Wisconsin | $4.31* | $475 | 28.5 yr |
| District of Columbia | $4.53* | $474 | 28.5 yr |
| Oregon | $4.81* | $474 | 28.5 yr |
| South Dakota | $4.25* | $468 | 28.9 yr |
| Nebraska | $4.22* | $465 | 29.1 yr |
| Pennsylvania | $4.42* | $463 | 29.2 yr |
| Connecticut | $4.29* | $463 | 29.2 yr |
| Vermont | $4.29* | $463 | 29.2 yr |
| Nevada | $4.69* | $462 | 29.2 yr |
| Maine | $4.27* | $460 | 29.4 yr |
| Illinois | $4.17* | $460 | 29.4 yr |
| Kentucky | $4.17* | $460 | 29.4 yr |
| Rhode Island | $4.26* | $459 | 29.4 yr |
| Idaho | $4.60* | $459 | 29.5 yr |
| Massachusetts | $4.20 | $458 | 29.5 yr |
| Montana | $4.58* | $457 | 29.6 yr |
| Utah | $4.58* | $457 | 29.6 yr |
| Ohio | $4.05 | $455 | 29.7 yr |
| New York | $4.31 | $455 | 29.7 yr |
| Maryland | $4.33* | $453 | 29.8 yr |
| Iowa | $4.10* | $452 | 29.9 yr |
| Delaware | $4.31* | $451 | 30.0 yr |
| Michigan | $4.08* | $449 | 30.1 yr |
| Kansas | $4.07* | $449 | 30.1 yr |
| New Hampshire | $4.14* | $447 | 30.2 yr |
| Tennessee | $4.05* | $446 | 30.3 yr |
| Indiana | $4.03* | $444 | 30.4 yr |
| Minnesota | $4.18 | $444 | 30.4 yr |
| Arizona | $4.51* | $444 | 30.4 yr |
| West Virginia | $4.15* | $441 | 30.7 yr |
| Oklahoma | $3.99* | $440 | 30.7 yr |
| Missouri | $3.98* | $439 | 30.8 yr |
| New Jersey | $4.17* | $437 | 30.9 yr |
| Colorado | $4.27 | $436 | 31.0 yr |
| Wyoming | $4.29* | $428 | 31.6 yr |
| North Carolina | $3.95* | $420 | 32.2 yr |
| New Mexico | $3.91* | $418 | 32.4 yr |
| Florida | $3.98 | $416 | 32.5 yr |
| Virginia | $3.84* | $408 | 33.1 yr |
| Arkansas | $3.79* | $405 | 33.4 yr |
| Louisiana | $3.77* | $402 | 33.6 yr |
| Mississippi | $3.76* | $401 | 33.7 yr |
| Alabama | $3.75* | $400 | 33.8 yr |
| Texas | $3.70 | $397 | 34.1 yr |
| South Carolina | $3.72* | $396 | 34.2 yr |
| Georgia | $3.67* | $390 | 34.7 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.