EV Charging Cost vs Gas, by State (2026)

Charging an electric car at home almost always costs less per mile than fueling a gas car — but how much less depends entirely on your state's electricity and gas prices. The table below compares the two across all 51 US jurisdictions using each state's latest EIA electricity and gas prices, so you can see where an EV's fuel advantage is biggest (and where cheap gas or pricey power narrows it).

It's framed around a Tesla Model Y as the worked example, but the per-mile comparison is the same for any efficient EV. Want your exact numbers? Our charging cost calculator pulls live gas prices and your own electricity rate, or read how EV vs gas cost per mile works.

State	EV home ¢/mi	Gas ¢/mi	EV saves ¢/mi	~$/yr saved
Washington	4.4¢	19.0¢	+14.6¢	$1,966
Oregon	4.6¢	17.3¢	+12.7¢	$1,710
Nevada	4.4¢	17.0¢	+12.6¢	$1,701
Idaho	4.0¢	15.1¢	+11.1¢	$1,494
Wyoming	4.2¢	14.6¢	+10.4¢	$1,407
Utah	4.1¢	14.4¢	+10.4¢	$1,400
Montana	4.2¢	14.4¢	+10.2¢	$1,383
Arizona	4.8¢	14.9¢	+10.1¢	$1,357
North Dakota	3.7¢	13.4¢	+9.7¢	$1,311
California	10.3¢	19.9¢	+9.6¢	$1,294
Alaska	8.4¢	17.8¢	+9.4¢	$1,271
New Mexico	4.6¢	13.9¢	+9.3¢	$1,255
South Dakota	4.4¢	13.7¢	+9.3¢	$1,252
Illinois	5.8¢	15.0¢	+9.2¢	$1,236
Nebraska	4.0¢	13.1¢	+9.1¢	$1,225
West Virginia	5.0¢	13.9¢	+8.9¢	$1,200
Colorado	5.2¢	13.9¢	+8.7¢	$1,179
Missouri	4.1¢	12.9¢	+8.7¢	$1,177
Minnesota	4.6¢	13.2¢	+8.6¢	$1,157
Florida	4.6¢	13.1¢	+8.6¢	$1,156
Iowa	4.1¢	12.6¢	+8.5¢	$1,144
Arkansas	4.2¢	12.6¢	+8.4¢	$1,140
Georgia	4.6¢	13.0¢	+8.3¢	$1,126
Louisiana	4.4¢	12.5¢	+8.2¢	$1,104
Pennsylvania	6.4¢	14.6¢	+8.2¢	$1,102
Virginia	5.3¢	13.4¢	+8.1¢	$1,099
Kansas	4.7¢	12.9¢	+8.1¢	$1,098
Michigan	6.5¢	14.6¢	+8.1¢	$1,095
Ohio	5.8¢	13.9¢	+8.1¢	$1,095
Delaware	5.4¢	13.5¢	+8.1¢	$1,094
Kentucky	4.6¢	12.7¢	+8.1¢	$1,093
Oklahoma	4.2¢	12.3¢	+8.1¢	$1,090
Tennessee	4.6¢	12.5¢	+7.8¢	$1,056
North Carolina	4.9¢	12.6¢	+7.7¢	$1,037
Mississippi	5.0¢	12.6¢	+7.6¢	$1,024
Wisconsin	5.8¢	13.3¢	+7.5¢	$1,012
South Carolina	5.1¢	12.5¢	+7.5¢	$1,008
Alabama	5.3¢	12.6¢	+7.3¢	$989
District of Columbia	7.7¢	15.0¢	+7.3¢	$985
Vermont	7.4¢	14.7¢	+7.3¢	$984
Texas	5.0¢	12.1¢	+7.1¢	$953
New Jersey	7.2¢	14.1¢	+6.9¢	$933
Hawaii	13.0¢	19.8¢	+6.8¢	$915
Maryland	6.8¢	13.6¢	+6.8¢	$914
Indiana	5.5¢	11.9¢	+6.4¢	$859
New York	8.8¢	15.1¢	+6.3¢	$848
New Hampshire	8.3¢	14.3¢	+6.0¢	$804
Maine	8.7¢	14.3¢	+5.6¢	$751
Massachusetts	9.3¢	14.4¢	+5.1¢	$692
Connecticut	9.4¢	14.5¢	+5.1¢	$686
Rhode Island	9.2¢	13.9¢	+4.7¢	$637

Estimates for comparison only. Assumes a Model Y at ~28 kWh/100 mi with ~10% home-charging loss, a 28 mpg gas car, and 13,500 miles a year; electricity and gas are the latest EIA state averages (gas updates live in the calculator). Public DC fast charging costs more than home charging and narrows the gap. Total cost of ownership also includes purchase price, insurance, maintenance, depreciation, and EV fees — see the cost calculator.

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