What does the 2023 RAM 1500 cost per mile?

Fuel cost a mile

14.5cents

2025 IRS rate: 70 cents a mile.
Margin: 55.5 cents a mile.
$5,545 per 10,000 miles.
2023 RAM 1500 Tradesman Quad Cab RWD: 22 mpg.
Median of 15 gas and hybrid trucks (2023): 15.2 cents a mile.

Gas, $ a gallon2025 IRS rate, cents

Gas $3.20. 2025 IRS rate 70 cents.

2023 RAM 1500 Tradesman Quad Cab RWD. Cents a mile.

2023 RAM 1500: cost a mile by trim
Trim	Rating	Cost a mile	Margin a mile	Per 10,000 mi
Tradesman Quad Cab RWD	22 mpg	14.5 cents	55.5 cents	$5,545
HFE Quad Cab RWD	22 mpg	14.5 cents	55.5 cents	$5,545
Tradesman Crew Cab RWD	22 mpg	14.5 cents	55.5 cents	$5,545
Classic Tradesman Quad Cab 4WD	17 mpg	18.8 cents	51.2 cents	$5,118
Tradesman Quad Cab 4WD	21 mpg	15.2 cents	54.8 cents	$5,476
Big Horn Quad Cab RWD	22 mpg	14.5 cents	55.5 cents	$5,545
Lone Star Quad Cab RWD	22 mpg	14.5 cents	55.5 cents	$5,545
Classic Tradesman Crew Cab 4WD	17 mpg	18.8 cents	51.2 cents	$5,118
Classic Express Quad Cab 4WD	17 mpg	18.8 cents	51.2 cents	$5,118
Classic Tradesman Crew Cab LB 4WD	17 mpg	18.8 cents	51.2 cents	$5,118
Tradesman Crew Cab LB RWD	20 mpg	16.0 cents	54.0 cents	$5,400
Tradesman Crew Cab 4WD	21 mpg	15.2 cents	54.8 cents	$5,476
Classic SLT Quad Cab 4WD	17 mpg	18.8 cents	51.2 cents	$5,118
Classic Warlock Quad Cab 4WD	17 mpg	18.8 cents	51.2 cents	$5,118
Classic Express Crew Cab 4WD	17 mpg	18.8 cents	51.2 cents	$5,118
Big Horn Crew Cab RWD	22 mpg	14.5 cents	55.5 cents	$5,545
Lone Star Crew Cab RWD	22 mpg	14.5 cents	55.5 cents	$5,545
Big Horn Quad Cab 4WD	21 mpg	15.2 cents	54.8 cents	$5,476
Lone Star Quad Cab 4WD	21 mpg	15.2 cents	54.8 cents	$5,476
Tradesman Crew Cab LB 4WD	19 mpg	16.8 cents	53.2 cents	$5,316
Classic SLT Crew Cab 4WD	17 mpg	18.8 cents	51.2 cents	$5,118
Classic SLT Crew Cab LB 4WD	17 mpg	18.8 cents	51.2 cents	$5,118
Big Horn Crew Cab LB RWD	20 mpg	16.0 cents	54.0 cents	$5,400
Lone Star Crew Cab LB RWD	20 mpg	16.0 cents	54.0 cents	$5,400
Big Horn Crew Cab 4WD	21 mpg	15.2 cents	54.8 cents	$5,476
Lone Star Crew Cab 4WD	21 mpg	15.2 cents	54.8 cents	$5,476
Big Horn Crew Cab LB 4WD	19 mpg	16.8 cents	53.2 cents	$5,316
Lone Star Crew Cab LB 4WD	19 mpg	16.8 cents	53.2 cents	$5,316
Laramie Crew Cab RWD	22 mpg	14.5 cents	55.5 cents	$5,545
Rebel Crew Cab RWD	22 mpg	14.5 cents	55.5 cents	$5,545
Laramie Crew Cab LB RWD	20 mpg	16.0 cents	54.0 cents	$5,400
Laramie Crew Cab 4WD	21 mpg	15.2 cents	54.8 cents	$5,476
Rebel Crew Cab 4WD	21 mpg	15.2 cents	54.8 cents	$5,476
Longhorn 4x2 Crew Cab 5'7" Box	22 mpg	14.5 cents	55.5 cents	$5,545
Laramie Crew Cab LB 4WD	19 mpg	16.8 cents	53.2 cents	$5,316
Longhorn 4x2 Crew Cab 6'4" Box	20 mpg	16.0 cents	54.0 cents	$5,400
Longhorn 4x4 Crew Cab 5'7" Box	21 mpg	15.2 cents	54.8 cents	$5,476
Limited Crew Cab RWD	17 mpg	18.8 cents	51.2 cents	$5,118
Limited Crew Cab LB RWD	20 mpg	16.0 cents	54.0 cents	$5,400
Longhorn 4x4 Crew Cab 6'4" Box	19 mpg	16.8 cents	53.2 cents	$5,316
Limited Crew Cab 4WD	19 mpg	16.8 cents	53.2 cents	$5,316
Limited Crew Cab LB 4WD	19 mpg	16.8 cents	53.2 cents	$5,316
Classic Crew Cab Warlock 5 1/2 ft 4WD	17 mpg	18.8 cents	51.2 cents	$5,118
Classic Regular Cab SLT 8 ft 2WD	20 mpg	16.0 cents	54.0 cents	$5,400
Classic Regular Cab Tradesman 8 ft 4WD	19 mpg	16.8 cents	53.2 cents	$5,316
Crew Cab Laramie Longhorn 5 1/2 ft 4WD	19 mpg	16.8 cents	53.2 cents	$5,316
Crew Cab Laramie Longhorn 6 1/3 ft 4WD	19 mpg	16.8 cents	53.2 cents	$5,316
TRX Crew Cab 4WD	12 mpg	26.7 cents	43.3 cents	$4,333

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