Official EPA record · 1984 – today
Every car, drawn to its true cost.
Fuel or charging, computed from the exact EPA record — plated like a specimen, with every assumption yours to edit.
or pick step by step
Example vehicle · choose yours for an exact answer
Per month
$161.34
Per year
$1,936
Per mile
16.1¢/mi
5-year total
$9,680
Your own average replaces the EPA laboratory values — never averaged together with them — and the driving-mix setting stops applying, because a figure you measured already contains your own mix.
Notes & official EPA estimate
Official FuelEconomy.gov estimate: $2,500/year — assumes 15,000 miles/year and EPA price assumptions. The figures above use your inputs instead.
The index — cheapest and priciest to run
Plate II · 2026Segment leaders from the full rankings, computed from exact EPA records at stated assumptions.
Two cars, one honest comparison.
Same miles, same driving mix, dated prices — the measured difference, and what switching would actually save.