What does the 2026 Ford Escape cost per mile?

Fuel cost a mile

10.7cents

Gas, $ a gallon2025 IRS rate, cents

Gas $3.20. 2025 IRS rate 70 cents.

2026 Ford Escape Active FWD. Cents a mile.

2026 Ford Escape: cost a mile by trim
Trim	Rating	Cost a mile	Margin a mile	Per 10,000 mi
Active FWD	30 mpg	10.7 cents	59.3 cents	$5,933
Plug-in Hybrid Active	40 mpg, 50% electric	6.8 cents	63.2 cents	$6,320
Plug-in Hybrid ST-Line	40 mpg, 50% electric	6.8 cents	63.2 cents	$6,320
ST-Line FWD	30 mpg	10.7 cents	59.3 cents	$5,933
Active AWD	28 mpg	11.4 cents	58.6 cents	$5,857
ST-Line AWD	28 mpg	11.4 cents	58.6 cents	$5,857
Plug-in Hybrid ST-Line Select Hybrid	40 mpg, 50% electric	6.8 cents	63.2 cents	$6,320
ST-Line Select Hybrid AWD	39 mpg	8.2 cents	61.8 cents	$6,179
Plug-in Hybrid ST-Line Select	40 mpg, 50% electric	6.8 cents	63.2 cents	$6,320
ST-Line Select AWD	26 mpg	12.3 cents	57.7 cents	$5,769
PHEV FWD	40 mpg, 50% electric	6.8 cents	63.2 cents	$6,320
Plug-in Hybrid FWD	40 mpg, 50% electric	6.8 cents	63.2 cents	$6,320
Platinum Hybrid AWD	39 mpg	8.2 cents	61.8 cents	$6,179
Plug-in Hybrid Platinum Hybrid	40 mpg, 50% electric	6.8 cents	63.2 cents	$6,320
Plug-in Hybrid ST-Line Elite Hybrid	40 mpg, 50% electric	6.8 cents	63.2 cents	$6,320
ST-Line Elite Hybrid AWD	39 mpg	8.2 cents	61.8 cents	$6,179
Platinum AWD	26 mpg	12.3 cents	57.7 cents	$5,769
Plug-in Hybrid Platinum	40 mpg, 50% electric	6.8 cents	63.2 cents	$6,320
Plug-in Hybrid ST-Line Elite	40 mpg, 50% electric	6.8 cents	63.2 cents	$6,320
ST-Line Elite AWD	26 mpg	12.3 cents	57.7 cents	$5,769

What this cannot tell you

Fuel only. Insurance, repairs and value loss not counted.

The IRS rate covers every cost, not fuel alone.