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Cheapest cars to drive in North Carolina

Regular gas costs $3.95 a gallon (estimated) and home electricity 14.9¢ per kWh in North Carolina. Here are the current models that cost the least to fuel or charge there over 13,500 miles a year.

Top 15 overall

  1. 1. Tesla Model Y Electric$535
  2. 2. Lucid Air Electric$542
  3. 3. Tesla Model 3 Electric$565
  4. 4. Toyota bZ Electric$565
  5. 5. Chevrolet BOLT Electric$569
  6. 6. Subaru Solterra Electric$574
  7. 7. Lexus ES Electric$580
  8. 8. Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class Electric$585
  9. 9. Subaru Uncharted Electric$585
  10. 10. Toyota C-HR Electric$585
  11. 11. Subaru Trailseeker Electric$595
  12. 12. Audi A6 e-tron Electric$596
  13. 13. Fiat 500e Electric$603
  14. 14. Volvo EX60 Electric$604
  15. 15. Kia Niro Electric$605

Cheapest electric cars

  1. Tesla Model Y$535
  2. Lucid Air$542
  3. Tesla Model 3$565
  4. Toyota bZ$565
  5. Chevrolet BOLT$569
  6. Subaru Solterra$574
  7. Lexus ES$580
  8. Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class$585
  9. Subaru Uncharted$585
  10. Toyota C-HR$585

Cheapest plug-in hybrid cars

  1. Kia Niro$809
  2. Ford Escape$897
  3. Kia Sportage$1,106
  4. Hyundai Tucson$1,141
  5. Lexus NX$1,152
  6. Lexus RX$1,174
  7. Kia Sorento$1,198
  8. Chrysler Pacifica$1,199
  9. Lincoln Corsair$1,214
  10. Mitsubishi Outlander$1,249

Cheapest hybrid cars

  1. Toyota Prius$1,016
  2. Hyundai Elantra$1,026
  3. Kia Niro$1,067
  4. Hyundai Sonata$1,089
  5. Honda Civic$1,100
  6. Toyota Corolla$1,123
  7. Toyota Camry$1,148
  8. Honda Accord$1,160
  9. Honda Prelude$1,213
  10. Lexus UX$1,256

Cheapest gas cars

  1. Honda Civic$1,570
  2. Volkswagen Jetta$1,593
  3. Nissan Sentra$1,617
  4. Toyota Corolla$1,617
  5. Nissan Versa$1,642
  6. Honda Accord$1,668
  7. Chevrolet Malibu$1,721
  8. Hyundai Elantra$1,721
  9. Hyundai Venue$1,721
  10. Nissan Rogue$1,721

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. Assumes 13,500 miles a year, EPA combined efficiency and home charging at residential rates. Real-world costs vary with driving style, weather and trim. Gas prices: EIA, week of Oct 19, 2026. Electricity: EIA, August 2026.

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