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Cheapest cars to drive in Rhode Island

Regular gas costs $4.26 a gallon (estimated) and home electricity 28.2¢ per kWh in Rhode Island. 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$1,008
  2. 2. Lucid Air Electric$1,022
  3. 3. Tesla Model 3 Electric$1,064
  4. 4. Toyota bZ Electric$1,065
  5. 5. Chevrolet BOLT Electric$1,073
  6. 6. Subaru Solterra Electric$1,082
  7. 7. Lexus ES Electric$1,094
  8. 8. Toyota Prius Hybrid$1,095
  9. 9. Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class Electric$1,103
  10. 10. Subaru Uncharted Electric$1,103
  11. 11. Toyota C-HR Electric$1,103
  12. 12. Hyundai Elantra Hybrid$1,105
  13. 13. Subaru Trailseeker Electric$1,122
  14. 14. Audi A6 e-tron Electric$1,124
  15. 15. Fiat 500e Electric$1,136

Cheapest electric cars

  1. Tesla Model Y$1,008
  2. Lucid Air$1,022
  3. Tesla Model 3$1,064
  4. Toyota bZ$1,065
  5. Chevrolet BOLT$1,073
  6. Subaru Solterra$1,082
  7. Lexus ES$1,094
  8. Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class$1,103
  9. Subaru Uncharted$1,103
  10. Toyota C-HR$1,103

Cheapest plug-in hybrid cars

  1. Kia Niro$1,186
  2. Ford Escape$1,318
  3. Kia Sportage$1,621
  4. Hyundai Tucson$1,661
  5. Lexus NX$1,679
  6. Chrysler Pacifica$1,699
  7. Lexus RX$1,701
  8. Lincoln Corsair$1,704
  9. Kia Sorento$1,724
  10. Alfa Romeo Tonale eAWD$1,793

Cheapest hybrid cars

  1. Toyota Prius$1,095
  2. Hyundai Elantra$1,105
  3. Kia Niro$1,149
  4. Hyundai Sonata$1,173
  5. Honda Civic$1,185
  6. Toyota Corolla$1,210
  7. Toyota Camry$1,236
  8. Honda Accord$1,249
  9. Honda Prelude$1,306
  10. Lexus UX$1,352

Cheapest gas cars

  1. Honda Civic$1,690
  2. Volkswagen Jetta$1,716
  3. Nissan Sentra$1,741
  4. Toyota Corolla$1,741
  5. Nissan Versa$1,768
  6. Honda Accord$1,796
  7. Chevrolet Malibu$1,854
  8. Hyundai Elantra$1,854
  9. Hyundai Venue$1,854
  10. Nissan Rogue$1,854

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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