2025 head-to-head · Small SUV
2025 Lexus RZ vs Volvo EX40
MPG, range and what each one really costs you to fuel, from official EPA ratings and recalculated with your own gas and electricity prices.
The 2025 Lexus RZ is the cheaper one to run. Driving 15,000 miles a year with 18¢/kWh electricity, it costs about $724 a year to fuel (125 MPGe), versus $856 for the 2025 Volvo EX40 (106 MPGe). That's roughly $132 a year, or about $661 over five years.
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Fuel cost over 10 years
- Lexus RZ
- Volvo EX40
Side by side
| Lexus RZ | Volvo EX40 | |
|---|---|---|
| $724 | Your annual fuel cost | $856 |
| 125 MPGe | Combined efficiency | 106 MPGe |
| 137 MPGe | City | 118 MPGe |
| 112 MPGe | Highway | 94 MPGe |
| 26.8 kWh | Electricity use (kWh/100 mi) | 31.7 kWh |
| 266 mi | Driving range | 296 mi |
| 0 g/mi | Tailpipe CO₂ (g/mi) | 0 g/mi |
| 10/10 | EPA fuel economy score | 9/10 |
| 10/10 | EPA greenhouse gas score | 10/10 |
| 11 hrs | Charge time at 240V | 8 hrs |
| Electric | Powertrain | Electric |
| Electricity | Fuel | Electricity |
| Electric motor (150 kW) | Engine / motor | Electric motors (405 kW) |
| Single-speed | Transmission | Single-speed |
| FWD | Drivetrain | RWD |
✓ 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.
Lexus RZ vs Volvo EX40 across model years
- Lexus RZ
- Volvo EX40
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 Volvo EX40 goes farther between stops: about 296 miles on a charge, compared with 266 miles for the Lexus RZ.
Among 133 2025 small SUVs, the Lexus RZ ranks 1st and the Volvo EX40 15th for lowest fuel cost.
Frequently asked questions
Which is more fuel-efficient, the 2025 Lexus RZ or the 2025 Volvo EX40?
Measured by cost to drive, the Lexus RZ. The Lexus RZ is rated 125 MPGe combined and the Volvo EX40 106 MPGe (EPA, most efficient configuration of each).
How much does it cost to fuel the 2025 Lexus RZ vs. the Volvo EX40 per year?
At 15,000 miles a year with 18¢/kWh electricity, about $724 for the Lexus RZ and $856 for the Volvo EX40.
Which has more range?
The Volvo EX40: about 296 miles versus 266 miles.
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