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Tesla Cybertruck
vs Ford F-150
$149 a month cheaper to fuel

$1,793 a year. That's the fuel saving for a 2026 Tesla Cybertruck AWD over a 2026 Ford F-150 4WD 3.5L EcoBoost V6 at 12,000 miles a year on US average prices: $79 a month to charge at home vs $228 in gas. Electricity is 18.31¢ per kWh (July 2026, EIA) and regular gas is $4.33 a gallon (week of Oct 12, 2026, EIA). Gas would have to fall to $1.49 a gallon for the F-150 to tie, or home electricity climb to 53.1¢ per kWh.

$79
Cybertruck, charging a month
$228
F-150, regular gas a month
$1,793
saved a year
$1.49
gas price where they tie
2026 Tesla Cybertruck AWD, 42.9 kWh/100 mi$792026 Ford F-150 4WD 3.5L EcoBoost V6, 19 MPG$228
Fuel a month, 1,000 miles, US average prices. Sources: EPA, EIA.

This is the 4WD F-150 with the 3.5L EcoBoost V6. Ford's 2.7L, the 5.0L V8 and the PowerBoost hybrid are in the versions table below.

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State by stateFuel a month, 1,000 miles. Biggest saving first.

The Cybertruck saves the most in Washington, $2,639 a year, where cheap power meets $5.38 gas. It wins in all 51, even Hawaii at 48.00¢ per kWh.

StateCybertruckF-150Saves / yr
Washington$63$283+$2,639
Nevada$55$267+$2,545
Arizona$66$267+$2,411
Oregon$69$267+$2,380
Utah$56$234+$2,128
California$144$321+$2,125
Idaho$59$234+$2,097
Wyoming$62$234+$2,064
Montana$64$234+$2,032
North Dakota$58$218+$1,927
Tennessee$59$218+$1,912
Nebraska$59$218+$1,908
Kentucky$59$218+$1,907
Oklahoma$62$218+$1,879
Kansas$66$218+$1,832
South Dakota$66$218+$1,827
Iowa$69$218+$1,795
Delaware$79$229+$1,794
Missouri$69$218+$1,789
Louisiana$55$203+$1,777
Colorado$73$220+$1,762
Indiana$72$218+$1,757
Minnesota$75$220+$1,744
Florida$64$210+$1,741
Alaska$124$267+$1,718
North Carolina$65$207+$1,701
Arkansas$61$203+$1,694
South Carolina$66$207+$1,685
Mississippi$62$203+$1,684
West Virginia$68$207+$1,669
Georgia$70$207+$1,644
Maryland$92$229+$1,643
Wisconsin$82$218+$1,637
Illinois$82$218+$1,628
Pennsylvania$93$229+$1,627
New Mexico$69$203+$1,604
Alabama$70$203+$1,588
Virginia$75$207+$1,578
Texas$68$199+$1,569
Vermont$102$226+$1,487
Connecticut$104$226+$1,466
New Jersey$108$229+$1,449
District of Columbia$108$229+$1,447
Ohio$83$204+$1,443
Michigan$99$218+$1,431
New Hampshire$114$226+$1,341
Rhode Island$121$226+$1,254
New York$128$229+$1,210
Massachusetts$131$224+$1,119
Maine$139$226+$1,041
Hawaii$206$267+$731

Electricity is each state's July 2026 residential average. Gas is the state's own EIA weekly series where one exists and its region's average otherwise; each state page says which.

City vs highwayCost per 100 miles at US average prices.

DrivingCybertruckF-150Tesla saves
City39.9 kWh, $7.3017 MPG, $25.48+$18.18
Highway46.6 kWh, $8.5423 MPG, $18.83+$10.29
Combined (55/45)42.9 kWh, $7.8619 MPG, $22.79+$14.94

The gap is widest in city driving: the Cybertruck uses 39.9 kWh per 100 miles there and the F-150 gets 17 MPG. In highway driving it narrows to $10.29 per 100 miles. Stop-and-go traffic is where a gas engine wastes the most, so city drivers save the most by switching. EPA's combined rating weights city 55% and highway 45%, which is what every other number on this page uses.

Which version you buy matters2026 EPA ratings, 1,000 miles a month, US average prices.

Gas versionMPGGas / moSaves / yr
Ford F-150 4WD 3.5L EcoBoost V619$228+$1,793
Ford F-150 4WD 2.7L EcoBoost V620$217+$1,656
Ford F-150 4WD 5.0L V819$228+$1,793
Ford F-150 PowerBoost Hybrid 4WD23$188+$1,317

Beyond the fuel billRange, home charging, tailpipe.

Range. The EPA rates the Tesla Cybertruck AWD at 325 miles on a charge. On a 48A home charger it adds about 24 miles an hour, so a typical day's driving (about 33 miles) goes back in 1.4 hr. Level 1 vs Level 2.

Tailpipe. The F-150 puts out 464 grams of CO2 per mile (EPA), about 464 kg over 1,000 miles. The Cybertruck has no tailpipe; its emissions depend on how your grid makes power.

Second opinion. fueleconomy.gov's own yearly fuel cost estimate, at 15,000 miles and its national prices, is $950 for the Cybertruck and $3,400 for the F-150. See EPA's side by side.

What this leaves out. Purchase price, insurance and maintenance usually move the total more than fuel does, and Supercharging on road trips costs more than home power. The calculator has fields for payment, insurance and maintenance.

Electricity: residential average, July 2026, EIA Electric Power Monthly Table 5.6.A. Gas: regular retail, week of Oct 12, 2026, EIA weekly retail gasoline by area. Efficiency: EPA combined kWh per 100 miles, which already includes charging losses, from fueleconomy.gov. Monthly figures use 1,000 miles. Vehicle ratings: 2026 model year, fueleconomy.gov web services.

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