The cost of driving is calculated using the 2013
AAA average cost of driving formula.
Not exact matches
According to
AAA, the
average cost of a gallon of unleaded regular is about 25 cents more than this time last year.
At today's
average price for regular unleaded as measured by America's oldest auto club,
AAA, the
cost to fill the tank was less than $ 20.
Using my 42 real - world diesel mpg, which most drivers should be able to match, against the 30 highway mpg rating of the gas - engine Equinox 1.5 T, and using the
AAA's late - May
average fuel prices of $ 3.20 a gallon for diesel (plus $ 5 for a gallon of diesel exhaust fluid good for 10,000 to 12,000 miles), versus $ 2.96 a gallon for regular unleaded gasoline, yields a
cost per mile of 9.07 cents for diesel and DEF; 9.87 cents per mile for gasoline.
According to a study by
AAA, the
cost of owning and operating a car for one year is about $ 8,946, on
average.
The
average cost of gas in the United States is $ 2.73 per gallon (as of April 19, 2018, per
AAA).
AAA estimates that American drivers saved, on
average, over $ 550 in 2015 on transportation fuel
costs as a result of abundant energy brought about by unconventional development.
The
average American household is currently paying about $ 2.24 a gallon for gasoline and expects to buy 769 gallons of gas this year, for an anticipated
cost of $ 1,725, according to
AAA.
AAA says U.S. drivers saved, on
average, more than $ 550 on transportation fuel
costs in 2015.
And bike sharing is far, far cheaper than the $ 7,800
cost that
AAA estimates for the
average person to own a car and drive it 10,000 miles a year (depreciation and gasoline expenditures included).
AAA's 2017 Your Driving
Costs study found that the
average cost to own and operate a 2017 model vehicle was $ 8,469 in 2017.
According to the American Auto Association (
AAA), the
average cost to insure a sedan in 2016 was $ 1222 a year, or approximately $ 102 per month.
Meanwhile, the
cost of gas is starting to inch higher again, with prices in Florida running 7 cents higher than the national
average, according to travel club
AAA.