Toyota RAV4 EV
What it costs to keep fuelled
$632a year, fuel only
The 2014 Toyota RAV4 EV is EPA-rated at 76 MPGe combined (78 city / 74 highway). Over 15,000 miles a year that is about 197 gallons, $632 a year in fuel, or $0.042 per mile at $3.20/gal.
Across its full 2000–2014 run it averages 75.4 MPGe, improving by 4 MPGe over 7 model years.
The band is how far one gallon-equivalent of energy carries it: 76 of the 80 MPGe this scale runs to. The square tick is the sport utility vehicle - 2wd average, 19.9.
- Fuel, per year
- $632 at 15,000 mi
- Per mile
- $0.042
- Per kilometre
- $0.026
- Gallon-equivalents/yr
- 197
1 mile = 1.609344 km · fuel at $3.20/gal, fixed JUL 2026
MPGe — not a fuel billSOURCE·US EPA fuel-economy test data·FUEL ASSUMED AT $3.20/GAL FROM JUL 2026·REVIEWED JUL 2026
How this is worked out
- Start from the EPA combined figure for the model year — a laboratory test cycle run to a fixed procedure, not a road result. Where a year sold several engines or drivetrains, the trims are averaged and the trim count is printed beside the row so you can see how much averaging is behind it.
- Fix a pump price. This site keeps one reference price, $3.20 a US gallon, fixed JUL 2026 and printed next to every dollar figure it produces. It is an assumption with a date on it, not a quote — put your own price in.
- Fix an annual distance. Every annual figure on this site uses 15,000 miles a year, roughly the US average. A cost per year with no stated distance is not a number, it is a mood.
- Divide distance by economy for gallons, multiply by price for the year's fuel, divide price by economy for one mile. The per-kilometre line is that last figure divided by 1.609344 — the same money, in the unit most of the world drives in.
- Stop there. No depreciation, no tyres, no insurance, no servicing. This is the fuel line of the ledger and it is labelled as one; depreciation usually dwarfs everything on it.
gallons/yr = miles/yr ÷ MPG fuel $/yr = gallons/yr × $/gal cost $/mi = $/gal ÷ MPG cost $/km = cost $/mi ÷ 1.609344
The full method, the licence note, and what a test figure cannot tell you →
Re-run the ledger at another pump price
Every line above rests on one pump price. Here is the same entry re-costed at six others, because the price is the part that changes while the test sheet stays put.
| Fuel price | Per mile | 10,000 mi/yr | 15,000 mi/yr | 20,000 mi/yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $2.50/gal | $0.033 | $329 | $493 | $658 |
| $3.00/gal | $0.039 | $395 | $592 | $789 |
| $3.20/gal | $0.042 | $421 | $632 | $842 |
| $3.50/gal | $0.046 | $461 | $691 | $921 |
| $4.00/gal | $0.053 | $526 | $789 | $1053 |
| $4.50/gal | $0.059 | $592 | $888 | $1184 |
| $5.00/gal | $0.066 | $658 | $987 | $1316 |
This is an electric vehicle, so the EPA rates it in MPGe — the distance it travels on the energy equivalent of a gallon of petrol. The dollar figures above are a petrol-equivalent illustration only; charging at home is billed per kWh and is normally far cheaper. Treat the MPGe as an efficiency comparison, not a fuel bill.
SOURCE·US EPA fuel-economy test data·FUEL ASSUMED AT $3.20/GAL FROM JUL 2026·REVIEWED JUL 2026
The whole service history, sheet by sheet
7 model years on file. Read down the combined column: a nameplate that got heavier shows it here long before any brochure admits it.
| Year | Combined | City | Highway | EPA fuel cost/yr | CO₂ g/mi | Trims |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 76 MPGe | 78 | 74 | $1000 | — | 1 |
| 2013 | 76 MPGe | 78 | 74 | $1000 | — | 1 |
| 2012 | 76 MPGe | 78 | 74 | $1000 | — | 1 |
| 2003 | 78 MPGe | 87 | 69 | $950 | — | 1 |
| 2002 | 78 MPGe | 87 | 69 | $950 | — | 1 |
| 2001 | 72 MPGe | 81 | 64 | $1050 | — | 1 |
| 2000 | 72 MPGe | 81 | 64 | $1050 | — | 1 |
Where a model year offered several engines or drivetrains, the figure is the average across all EPA-tested trims that year — the trim count is shown so you can see how much averaging is involved.
SOURCE·US EPA fuel-economy test data·FUEL ASSUMED AT $3.20/GAL FROM JUL 2026·REVIEWED JUL 2026
Marked against the rest of the sport utility vehicle - 2wd bay
Among the 70 sport utility vehicle - 2wd models tracked here, the Toyota RAV4 EV ranks 1 on current figures, against a class average of 19.9 MPGe — the square tick on the gauge above.
Nothing in its class is rated higher — it leads the group.
Questions asked across the counter
What MPG does the Toyota RAV4 EV get?
The 2014 Toyota RAV4 EV is rated at 76 MPGe combined by the EPA — 78 city and 74 highway. Across all 7 model years in the database it averages 75.4 MPGe, ranging from 72 to 78 depending on year and trim.
How much does a Toyota RAV4 EV cost in fuel per year?
At 76 MPGe and 15,000 miles a year, it burns about 197 gallons — roughly $632 a year with fuel at $3.20 a gallon, or $0.042 per mile. The EPA's own published annual figure for the 2014 model is $1000.
Has the Toyota RAV4 EV become more efficient over time?
Yes. It has gone from 72 MPGe in 2000 to 76 in 2014 — an improvement of 4 MPGe, or 6% across 7 model years.
Is the Toyota RAV4 EV efficient for its class?
It ranks 1 of 70 in the Sport Utility Vehicle - 2WD class on current figures, against a class average of 19.9 MPGe. That is 56.1 better than typical for the class.
Pull another logbook off the same shelf
Same class, nearest economy first — the ones a buyer is genuinely choosing between.
SOURCE·US EPA fuel-economy test data·FUEL ASSUMED AT $3.20/GAL FROM JUL 2026·REVIEWED JUL 2026
Cost per mile, per kilometre and per year are computed at a reference price of $3.20 a gallon over 15,000 miles, fixed JUL 2026 — set your own pump price. Estimates based on official test figures and average fuel prices. Real-world consumption varies with driving style, load, terrain and maintenance.
