Mazda CX-50 Hybrid vs gas: fuel cost and break-even
At US-average prices the hybrid (38 MPG combined) saves about $746 a year over the gas version (25.5 MPG) at 13,500 miles a year. The hybrid costs about $4,850 more (cheapest hybrid vs cheapest gas version, so trims differ), so it pays for itself in about 6.5 years.
Gas · 25.5 MPG
$2,267
per year, US average
Hybrid · 38 MPG
$1,521
per year, US average
Hybrid saves
$746
per year
Pays back in
6.5 years
for a $4,850 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 | $1,050 | 4.6 yr |
| Hawaii | $5.61* | $976 | 5.0 yr |
| Alaska | $5.60* | $976 | 5.0 yr |
| Washington | $5.33 | $929 | 5.2 yr |
| Oregon | $4.81* | $838 | 5.8 yr |
| Nevada | $4.69* | $817 | 5.9 yr |
| Idaho | $4.60* | $801 | 6.1 yr |
| Montana | $4.58* | $797 | 6.1 yr |
| Utah | $4.58* | $797 | 6.1 yr |
| District of Columbia | $4.53* | $789 | 6.2 yr |
| Arizona | $4.51* | $785 | 6.2 yr |
| Pennsylvania | $4.42* | $770 | 6.3 yr |
| North Dakota | $4.35* | $758 | 6.4 yr |
| Maryland | $4.33* | $753 | 6.4 yr |
| New York | $4.31 | $751 | 6.5 yr |
| Wisconsin | $4.31* | $750 | 6.5 yr |
| Delaware | $4.31* | $750 | 6.5 yr |
| Connecticut | $4.29* | $748 | 6.5 yr |
| Vermont | $4.29* | $747 | 6.5 yr |
| Wyoming | $4.29* | $746 | 6.5 yr |
| Colorado | $4.27 | $744 | 6.5 yr |
| Maine | $4.27* | $743 | 6.5 yr |
| Rhode Island | $4.26* | $741 | 6.5 yr |
| South Dakota | $4.25* | $739 | 6.6 yr |
| Nebraska | $4.22* | $734 | 6.6 yr |
| Massachusetts | $4.20 | $732 | 6.6 yr |
| Minnesota | $4.18 | $728 | 6.7 yr |
| Illinois | $4.17* | $727 | 6.7 yr |
| Kentucky | $4.17* | $726 | 6.7 yr |
| New Jersey | $4.17* | $726 | 6.7 yr |
| West Virginia | $4.15* | $722 | 6.7 yr |
| New Hampshire | $4.14* | $721 | 6.7 yr |
| Iowa | $4.10* | $714 | 6.8 yr |
| Michigan | $4.08* | $710 | 6.8 yr |
| Kansas | $4.07* | $709 | 6.8 yr |
| Ohio | $4.05 | $705 | 6.9 yr |
| Tennessee | $4.05* | $705 | 6.9 yr |
| Indiana | $4.03* | $702 | 6.9 yr |
| Oklahoma | $3.99* | $695 | 7.0 yr |
| Florida | $3.98 | $693 | 7.0 yr |
| Missouri | $3.98* | $693 | 7.0 yr |
| North Carolina | $3.95* | $688 | 7.0 yr |
| New Mexico | $3.91* | $681 | 7.1 yr |
| Virginia | $3.84* | $668 | 7.3 yr |
| Arkansas | $3.79* | $660 | 7.3 yr |
| Louisiana | $3.77* | $656 | 7.4 yr |
| Mississippi | $3.76* | $654 | 7.4 yr |
| Alabama | $3.75* | $652 | 7.4 yr |
| South Carolina | $3.72* | $648 | 7.5 yr |
| Texas | $3.70 | $645 | 7.5 yr |
| Georgia | $3.67* | $639 | 7.6 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.