2025 head-to-head · Full-Size Pickup

2025 Ford F-150 Lightning vs GMC Sierra EV

MPG, range and what each one really costs you to fuel, from official EPA ratings and recalculated with your own gas and electricity prices.

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✓ Cheaper to run
$1,269/ year to fuel
72 MPGe
✓ Cheaper to run
$1,415/ year to fuel
64 MPGe

4WD · Electric motors (378 kW) · Single-speed · 64 MPGe · 390 mi

The 2025 Ford F-150 Lightning is the cheaper one to run. Driving 15,000 miles a year with 18¢/kWh electricity, it costs about $1,269 a year to fuel (72 MPGe), versus $1,415 for the 2025 GMC Sierra EV (64 MPGe). That's roughly $146 a year, or about $729 over five years.

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Fuel cost over 10 years

  • Ford F-150 Lightning
  • GMC Sierra EV

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Ford F-150 LightningGMC Sierra EV
$1,269 Your annual fuel cost $1,415
72 MPGe Combined efficiency 64 MPGe
79 MPGe City 70 MPGe
65 MPGe Highway 59 MPGe
47 kWh Electricity use (kWh/100 mi) 52.4 kWh
300 mi Driving range 390 mi
0 g/mi Tailpipe CO₂ (g/mi) 0 g/mi
9/10 EPA fuel economy score 8/10
10/10 EPA greenhouse gas score 10/10
13.7 hrs Charge time at 240V 11.5 hrs
Electric Powertrain Electric
Electricity Fuel Electricity
Electric motors (420 kW) Engine / motor Electric motors (378 kW)
Single-speed Transmission Single-speed
4WD Drivetrain 4WD

✓ marks the better value. EPA scores run 1–10 (10 is best). Volumes come from the EPA interior volume index and aren't published for every body style.

Ford F-150 Lightning vs GMC Sierra EV across model years

  • Ford F-150 Lightning
  • GMC Sierra EV

Annual fuel cost of the most efficient configuration of each model year, at your prices. Click a point to open that year.

How they differ

The GMC Sierra EV goes farther between stops: about 390 miles on a charge, compared with 300 miles for the Ford F-150 Lightning.

Among 22 2025 full-size pickups, the Ford F-150 Lightning ranks 3rd and the GMC Sierra EV 5th for lowest fuel cost.

Frequently asked questions

Which is more fuel-efficient, the 2025 Ford F-150 Lightning or the 2025 GMC Sierra EV?

Measured by cost to drive, the Ford F-150 Lightning. The Ford F-150 Lightning is rated 72 MPGe combined and the GMC Sierra EV 64 MPGe (EPA, most efficient configuration of each).

How much does it cost to fuel the 2025 Ford F-150 Lightning vs. the GMC Sierra EV per year?

At 15,000 miles a year with 18¢/kWh electricity, about $1,269 for the Ford F-150 Lightning and $1,415 for the GMC Sierra EV.

Which has more range?

The GMC Sierra EV: about 390 miles versus 300 miles.

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