Ranked. The cents-per-mile figures sit next to a 28 MPG gas baseline of about 17¢ per mile, which is about $4.76 a gallon. Hybrid and gas cars scale from that. The Model 3 number is a separate winter road-trip estimate.
Cost per mile
Volvo V60 Cross Country, highway~15.4¢
Toyota Crown Signia~12–13¢
Tesla Model 3, winter trips~12¢
Crown Signia at about 38 MPG is 17¢ × 28 ÷ 38 ≈ 12.5¢, about 4.5¢ under the baseline. The V60 uses its 31 MPG highway figure: 17¢ × 28 ÷ 31 ≈ 15.4¢, about 1.6¢ under, and city miles cost more. The Model 3’s ~12¢ is about 5¢ under the same baseline and is an EV road-trip estimate. The i4, Ioniq 5, and Q6 e-tron stay off this chart so a fast-charging guess does not get presented as a fact.
02
Toyota Crown Signia
2025 · AWD hybrid
The comfort and driver-assist pick. Strong lane tracing and traffic-jam assist. The sport-wagon itch stays unscratched.
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Economy, about
38mpg
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Cost / mile
12–13¢
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Vs baseline, about
−4.5¢
17¢ × 28 ÷ 38 ≈ 12.5¢ per mile, inside the 12–13¢ band.
Pros
- Lane tracing and traffic-jam assist
- AWD and cheap miles
- Quiet, comfortable highway car
Cons
- Comfortable, and soft rather than sporty
- Crossover shape, away from the Avant and the 3 Series wagon
No live Crown Signia listing in this tracker yet.
03
Tesla Model 3 Long Range AWD
Sedan
The road-trip EV. Excellent Autopilot. The wagon brief is the compromise.
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Road trips
BestEV here
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Winter trips
12¢/mi
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Vs baseline, about
−5¢
About 12¢ per mile on winter trips. That figure is from trip notes, separate from the MPG scaling used for the gas and hybrid cars.
Pros
- Best road-trip EV on the list
- Excellent Autopilot
- AWD and a strong running cost
Cons
- Sedan body
- Less of the Audi and BMW chassis feel
See Model 3 listings
04
Hyundai Ioniq 5 AWD
800V
The fast-charging pick. HDA2 is a real assist suite. Highway range is the limit.
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Highway, about
240mi
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Architecture
800V
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10–80%, about
18min
Cents per mile stays unpinned. The 800-volt stop is the reason it is this high, and the highway range is why it is fourth.
Pros
- 800-volt charging, about 18 minutes from 10% to 80%
- HDA2 driver assist
- AWD, and asking prices have been friendly
Cons
- About 240 highway miles, so more charging stops
- Crossover, away from the sport-wagon feel
See the Ioniq 5 listing
05
Volvo V60 Cross Country
Wagon
The body-style match. A true allroad wagon, the shape the A4, the A6, and the 3 Series wagon left behind.
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Highway, about
31mpg
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Cost / mile
15.4¢
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Vs baseline, about
−1.6¢
17¢ × 28 ÷ 31 ≈ 15.4¢ per mile on the highway figure. City driving costs more than that.
Pros
- Actual wagon, with allroad stance
- AWD
- Gas, so the trip plan is a fuel stop
Cons
- Highway economy is a small step past a 28 MPG car
- Driver assist and cabin tech sit behind the leaders
- Composed ride, short of a sharp chassis
No live V60 listing in this tracker yet.
06
Audi Q6 e-tron
Quattro · 800V
Audi, 800-volt charging, and strong range. Local clean cars are asking about $50k, which fights the depreciation plan.
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Architecture
800V
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Range
Strong
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Local ask, about
$50k
Cents per mile stays unpinned. The decision on this one is the asking price and the shape, ahead of the energy math.
Pros
- 800-volt charging and strong range
- Quattro
- A familiar Audi way of going down the road
Cons
- Local asking prices around $50k
- Newer, so less of the steep depreciation is behind it
- SUV, away from the Avant
See Q6 listings