Tesla vs Gas Cost by State (2026)
Whether a Tesla beats a gas car depends heavily on where you live — gas and electricity prices, EV registration fees, vehicle sales tax, and insurance all swing the math. The table below covers all 51 US jurisdictions with their key 2026 numbers. 15 states have a full write-up with a cost calculator preloaded for that state (linked below) — and picking any state in the main calculator auto-loads its figures.
| State | Gas/gal | Elec/kWh | EV fee/yr | Sales tax | Model Y insurance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $3.53 | $0.172 | $203 | 2% | ~$1,408 |
| Alaska | $4.98 | $0.272 | — | 0% | ~$1,320 |
| Arizona | $4.16 | $0.156 | — | 5.6% | ~$2,112 |
| Arkansas | $3.54 | $0.136 | $200 | 6.5% | ~$1,452 |
| California | $6.24 | $0.334 | $121 | 7.25% | ~$1,980 |
| Colorado | $3.89 | $0.167 | $126 | 2.9% | ~$1,914 |
| Connecticut | $4.05 | $0.305 | — | 7.75% | ~$2,398 |
| Delaware | $3.79 | $0.176 | $110 | 0% | ~$2,618 |
| District of Columbia | $4.20 | $0.250 | — | 6% | ~$1,892 |
| Florida | $4.23 | $0.149 | — | 6% | ~$3,696 |
| Georgia | $3.77 | $0.150 | $235 | 7% | ~$2,332 |
| Hawaii | $5.54 | $0.422 | $50 | 4% | ~$1,474 |
| Idaho | $4.22 | $0.130 | $140 | 6% | ~$1,364 |
| Illinois | $4.69 | $0.189 | $100 | 6.25% | ~$1,562 |
| Indiana | $3.32 | $0.178 | $230 | 7% | ~$1,606 |
| Iowa | $3.53 | $0.134 | $130 | 5% | ~$1,364 |
| Kansas | $3.60 | $0.153 | $100 | 6.5% | ~$1,452 |
| Kentucky | $3.55 | $0.149 | $126 | 6% | ~$1,980 |
| Louisiana | $3.51 | $0.142 | $110 | 5% | ~$3,652 |
| Maine | $4.00 | $0.283 | — | 5.5% | ~$1,166 |
| Maryland | $3.81 | $0.222 | $125 | 6% | ~$2,464 |
| Massachusetts | $4.04 | $0.302 | — | 6.25% | ~$1,738 |
| Michigan | $4.10 | $0.212 | $267 | 6% | ~$2,332 |
| Minnesota | $3.70 | $0.151 | $150 | 6.88% | ~$1,562 |
| Mississippi | $3.53 | $0.163 | $150 | 5% | ~$1,496 |
| Missouri | $3.60 | $0.134 | $150 | 4.22% | ~$1,936 |
| Montana | $4.03 | $0.135 | $130 | 0% | ~$1,320 |
| Nebraska | $3.67 | $0.131 | $150 | 5.5% | ~$1,386 |
| Nevada | $4.75 | $0.142 | — | 6.85% | ~$3,322 |
| New Hampshire | $3.99 | $0.269 | $100 | 0% | ~$1,320 |
| New Jersey | $4.28 | $0.235 | $270 | 6.63% | ~$3,542 |
| New Mexico | $3.88 | $0.148 | — | 4% | ~$1,518 |
| New York | $4.44 | $0.285 | — | 4% | ~$2,750 |
| North Carolina | $3.70 | $0.160 | $215 | 3% | ~$1,474 |
| North Dakota | $3.75 | $0.119 | $120 | 5% | ~$1,408 |
| Ohio | $3.99 | $0.188 | $200 | 5.75% | ~$1,320 |
| Oklahoma | $3.43 | $0.136 | $110 | 4.5% | ~$1,782 |
| Oregon | $4.83 | $0.149 | $145 | 0% | ~$1,782 |
| Pennsylvania | $4.46 | $0.209 | $250 | 6% | ~$2,200 |
| Rhode Island | $3.90 | $0.299 | $200 | 7% | ~$1,892 |
| South Carolina | $3.51 | $0.165 | $60 | 1.2% | ~$1,870 |
| South Dakota | $3.83 | $0.143 | $50 | 4% | ~$1,474 |
| Tennessee | $3.49 | $0.151 | $200 | 7% | ~$1,320 |
| Texas | $3.83 | $0.164 | $200 | 6.25% | ~$2,200 |
| Utah | $4.04 | $0.132 | $180 | 4.85% | ~$1,848 |
| Vermont | $4.12 | $0.241 | $89 | 6% | ~$1,166 |
| Virginia | $3.75 | $0.171 | $132 | 4.15% | ~$1,452 |
| Washington | $5.42 | $0.144 | $225 | 6.5% | ~$1,606 |
| West Virginia | $3.90 | $0.164 | $200 | 6% | ~$1,408 |
| Wisconsin | $3.72 | $0.188 | $175 | 5% | ~$1,474 |
| Wyoming | $4.09 | $0.136 | $200 | 4% | ~$1,188 |
2026 estimates: energy from AAA/EIA, registration fees from NCSL/state DOT sources, sales tax from state schedules, insurance from state-average full-coverage data. Model Y insurance is the national baseline scaled by each state's average. The $7,500 federal EV credit ended September 30, 2025.
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