Gas is $4.37 a gallon nationally and the average home electricity rate is 18.3 cents per kWh. What that means for 1,000 miles a month depends heavily on where you live. The biggest gap is Nevada, where charging at home saves about $165 a month. The smallest is Hawaii at $64. Pick your state below.
Short version: at the national average rate, charging at home costs the same per mile as gas at $1.48 a gallon. Is an EV cheaper than gas right now?
Gas: AAA state gas price averages (regular unleaded), October 6, 2026. Electricity: EIA Electric Power Monthly, Table 5.6.A (residential average), July 2026. Assumes 1,000 miles a month, a typical new EV (30 kWh per 100 miles), a 27 mpg gas car and home charging.
| State | Gas /gal | Electricity | EV, 1,000 mi | Gas car, 1,000 mi | You save /mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nevada | $5.48 | 12.8c | $38 | $203 | $165 |
| Washington | $5.48 | 14.7c | $44 | $203 | $159 |
| Utah | $4.93 | 13.1c | $39 | $182 | $143 |
| Idaho | $4.94 | 13.7c | $41 | $183 | $142 |
| Oregon | $5.04 | 16.0c | $48 | $187 | $139 |
| California | $6.38 | 33.6c | $101 | $236 | $135 |
| Arizona | $4.74 | 15.4c | $46 | $176 | $129 |
| Wyoming | $4.49 | 14.4c | $43 | $166 | $123 |
| Montana | $4.51 | 15.0c | $45 | $167 | $122 |
| New Mexico | $4.47 | 16.1c | $48 | $165 | $117 |
| Nebraska | $4.23 | 13.8c | $41 | $157 | $115 |
| Illinois | $4.65 | 19.2c | $58 | $172 | $115 |
| North Dakota | $4.17 | 13.4c | $40 | $154 | $114 |
| South Dakota | $4.26 | 15.4c | $46 | $158 | $112 |
| West Virginia | $4.29 | 15.8c | $47 | $159 | $111 |
| Iowa | $4.25 | 16.0c | $48 | $158 | $110 |
| Kentucky | $4.06 | 13.8c | $41 | $150 | $109 |
| Florida | $4.15 | 15.0c | $45 | $154 | $108 |
| Louisiana | $3.93 | 12.7c | $38 | $146 | $107 |
| Minnesota | $4.30 | 17.4c | $52 | $159 | $107 |
| North Carolina | $4.09 | 15.2c | $45 | $152 | $106 |
| Tennessee | $3.97 | 13.7c | $41 | $147 | $106 |
| Oklahoma | $4.00 | 14.3c | $43 | $148 | $105 |
| Arkansas | $3.98 | 14.3c | $43 | $147 | $104 |
| Kansas | $4.05 | 15.3c | $46 | $150 | $104 |
| South Carolina | $4.03 | 15.5c | $46 | $149 | $103 |
| Mississippi | $3.94 | 14.5c | $44 | $146 | $102 |
| Colorado | $4.12 | 17.0c | $51 | $152 | $101 |
| Virginia | $4.16 | 17.6c | $53 | $154 | $101 |
| Missouri | $4.03 | 16.1c | $48 | $149 | $101 |
| Pennsylvania | $4.47 | 21.7c | $65 | $166 | $100 |
| Alaska | $5.02 | 28.8c | $86 | $186 | $99 |
| Delaware | $4.15 | 18.5c | $55 | $154 | $98 |
| Alabama | $3.97 | 16.4c | $49 | $147 | $98 |
| Texas | $3.90 | 15.9c | $48 | $145 | $97 |
| Wisconsin | $4.15 | 19.1c | $57 | $154 | $96 |
| Michigan | $4.43 | 23.1c | $69 | $164 | $95 |
| Georgia | $3.85 | 16.3c | $49 | $143 | $94 |
| Vermont | $4.43 | 23.8c | $71 | $164 | $93 |
| Connecticut | $4.45 | 24.2c | $72 | $165 | $92 |
| Maryland | $4.21 | 21.4c | $64 | $156 | $92 |
| District of Columbia | $4.43 | 25.2c | $76 | $164 | $88 |
| Indiana | $3.72 | 16.7c | $50 | $138 | $88 |
| New Jersey | $4.29 | 25.2c | $76 | $159 | $83 |
| Ohio | $3.78 | 19.4c | $58 | $140 | $82 |
| New Hampshire | $4.33 | 26.6c | $80 | $160 | $81 |
| New York | $4.47 | 29.9c | $90 | $166 | $76 |
| Rhode Island | $4.33 | 28.3c | $85 | $160 | $75 |
| Massachusetts | $4.35 | 30.5c | $91 | $161 | $70 |
| Maine | $4.39 | 32.4c | $97 | $163 | $66 |
| Hawaii | $5.63 | 48.0c | $144 | $208 | $64 |
Your local utility can beat or miss your state average by a lot. Pick your city for its utilities' real rates and the gas price that matches them.
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