2025 head-to-head · Small SUV
2025 Hyundai Tucson vs Hyundai Tucson Plug-in Hybrid
MPG, range and what each one really costs you to fuel, from official EPA ratings and recalculated with your own gas and electricity prices.
AWD · 1.6L 4-cyl turbo · 6-speed dual-clutch · 77 MPGe + 35 MPG
The 2025 Hyundai Tucson Plug-in Hybrid is the cheaper one to run. Driving 15,000 miles a year with $3.10/gal regular gas and 18¢/kWh electricity, it costs about $1,244 a year to fuel (77 MPGe + 35 MPG), versus $1,661 for the 2025 Hyundai Tucson (28 MPG). That's roughly $417 a year, or about $2,084 over five years.
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Fuel cost over 10 years
- Hyundai Tucson
- Hyundai Tucson Plug-in Hybrid
Side by side
| Hyundai Tucson | Hyundai Tucson Plug-in Hybrid | |
|---|---|---|
| $1,661 | Your annual fuel cost | $1,244 |
| 28 MPG | Combined efficiency | 77 MPGe + 35 MPG |
| 25 MPG | City | 80 MPGe / 35 MPG |
| 33 MPG | Highway | 73 MPGe / 35 MPG |
| — | Electricity use (kWh/100 mi) | 44 kWh |
| — | Driving range | 420 mi |
| — | All-electric range | 32 mi |
| 322 g/mi | Tailpipe CO₂ (g/mi) | 103 g/mi |
| 6/10 | EPA fuel economy score | 8/10 |
| 6/10 | EPA greenhouse gas score | 9/10 |
| — | Charge time at 240V | 2 hrs |
| Gas | Powertrain | Plug-in hybrid |
| Regular gasoline | Fuel | Regular gas + electricity |
| 2.5L 4-cyl | Engine / motor | 1.6L 4-cyl turbo |
| 8-speed automatic | Transmission | 6-speed dual-clutch |
| FWD | Drivetrain | AWD |
✓ 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.
Hyundai Tucson vs Hyundai Tucson Plug-in Hybrid across model years
- Hyundai Tucson
- Hyundai Tucson Plug-in Hybrid
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
Among 133 2025 small SUVs, the Hyundai Tucson ranks 69th and the Hyundai Tucson Plug-in Hybrid 37th for lowest fuel cost.
The powertrains differ: the Hyundai Tucson is a conventional gas model, while the Hyundai Tucson Plug-in Hybrid is a plug-in hybrid.
Frequently asked questions
Which is more fuel-efficient, the 2025 Hyundai Tucson or the 2025 Hyundai Tucson Plug-in Hybrid?
Measured by cost to drive, the Hyundai Tucson Plug-in Hybrid. The Hyundai Tucson is rated 28 MPG combined and the Hyundai Tucson Plug-in Hybrid 77 MPGe + 35 MPG (EPA, most efficient configuration of each).
How much does it cost to fuel the 2025 Hyundai Tucson vs. the Hyundai Tucson Plug-in Hybrid per year?
At 15,000 miles a year with $3.10/gal regular gas and 18¢/kWh electricity, about $1,661 for the Hyundai Tucson and $1,244 for the Hyundai Tucson Plug-in Hybrid.
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