Fuel Cost Comparison


The cost of gasoline has many folks going into "sticker shock." Here is a quick comparative to help you understand how a new more fuel-efficient car might save you money. You can DOWNLOAD this spreadsheet in Excel format to run your own calculations.


There is also a single vehicle and fleet Hybrid Electric Vehicle (HEV) calculator available from the U.S. Department of Energy. This is a pretty sophisticated calculator...but it gives a lot of information!


Make of Car
Miles per Year
$ per Gallon
EPA MPG New Car
EPA MPG Old Car
Gallons per Year NC
Gallons per Year OC
Gas Cost New Car
Gas Cost Old Car
Savings Per Year
5 year savings
Corolla
17000
$4.00
30
15
566.67
1133.33
$2,266.67
$4,533.33
$2,266.67
$11,333.33
Malibu
17000
$4.00
24
15
708.33
1133.33
$2,833.33
$4,533.33
$1,700.00
$8,500.00
Prius
17000
$4.00
55
15
309.09
1133.33
$1,236.36
$4,533.33
$3,296.97
$16,484.85
Mazda 3
17000
$4.00
25
15
680.00
1133.33
$2,720.00
$4,533.33
$1,813.33
$9,066.67
Focus
17000
$4.00
26
15
653.85
1133.33
$2,615.38
$4,533.33
$1,917.95
$9,589.74
Corolla
17000
$4.50
30
15
566.67
1133.33
$2,550.00
$5,100.00
$2,550.00
$12,750.00
Malibu
17000
$4.50
24
15
708.33
1133.33
$3,187.50
$5,100.00
$1,912.50
$9,562.50
Prius
17000
$4.50
55
15
309.09
1133.33
$1,390.91
$5,100.00
$3,709.09
$18,545.45
Mazda 3
17000
$4.50
25
15
680.00
1133.33
$3,060.00
$5,100.00
$2,040.00
$10,200.00
Focus
17000
$4.50
26
15
653.85
1133.33
$2,942.31
$5,100.00
$2,157.69
$10,788.46
Corolla
17000
$5.00
30
15
566.67
1133.33
$2,833.33
$5,666.67
$2,833.33
$14,166.67
Malibu
17000
$5.00
24
15
708.33
1133.33
$3,541.67
$5,666.67
$2,125.00
$10,625.00
Prius
17000
$5.00
55
15
309.09
1133.33
$1,545.45
$5,666.67
$4,121.21
$20,606.06
Mazda 3
17000
$5.00
25
15
680.00
1133.33
$3,400.00
$5,666.67
$2,266.67
$11,333.33
Focus
17000
$5.00
26
15
653.85
1133.33
$3,269.23
$5,666.67
$2,397.44
$11,987.18