August 2026 rankings from EIA residential prices
Cheapest and most expensive states to charge an EV
In August 2026, the cheapest states to charge an electric car were Nevada, Louisiana, North Dakota. The most expensive were Hawaii, Maine, Massachusetts. A typical EV (33.5 kWh/100 mi) costs $4.26 per 100 miles in Nevada and $15.81 in Hawaii.
U.S. price
18.16¢U.S. average
- #1 cheapest
- 12.72¢Nevada
- #51 most expensive
- 47.18¢Hawaii
- Biggest move
- +1.07¢Iowa
- U.S. price
- 18.16¢U.S. average
Rank map
Monthly cost for a typical EV. Select a state.
Alabama: AL$62Alaska: AK$111Arizona: AZ$57Arkansas: AR$54California: CA$112Colorado: CO$65Connecticut: CT$92Delaware: DE$70District of Columbia: DC$98Florida: FL$56Georgia: GA$60Hawaii: HI$178Idaho: ID$50Illinois: IL$73Indiana: IN$64Iowa: IA$64Kansas: KS$58Kentucky: KY$52Louisiana: LA$49Maine: ME$121Maryland: MD$81Massachusetts: MA$115Michigan: MI$87Minnesota: MN$65Mississippi: MS$54Missouri: MO$60Montana: MT$59Nebraska: NE$51Nevada: NV$48New Hampshire: NH$104New Jersey: NJ$93New Mexico: NM$62New York: NY$108North Carolina: NC$56North Dakota: ND$50Ohio: OH$73Oklahoma: OK$56Oregon: OR$60Pennsylvania: PA$82Rhode Island: RI$106South Carolina: SC$59South Dakota: SD$57Tennessee: TN$51Texas: TX$60Utah: UT$50Vermont: VT$90Virginia: VA$66Washington: WA$55West Virginia: WV$61Wisconsin: WI$73Wyoming: WY$54
Top 5 cheapest
- 1Nevada12.72¢
- 2Louisiana12.87¢
- 3North Dakota13.31¢
- 4Utah13.31¢
- 5Idaho13.37¢
Biggest monthly moves
Biggest monthly increase: Iowa (+1.07¢). Biggest decrease: California (−3.86¢).
Full ranking, August 2026
| State | Rank | Electricity (¢/kWh) | EV per 100 miles | Change vs prior month |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nevada | 1 | 12.72 | $4.26 | ▼ −0.05¢ |
| Louisiana | 2 | 12.87 | $4.31 | ▲ +0.15¢ |
| North Dakota | 3 | 13.31 | $4.46 | ▼ −0.10¢ |
| Utah | 4 | 13.31 | $4.46 | ▲ +0.19¢ |
| Idaho | 5 | 13.37 | $4.48 | ▼ −0.36¢ |
| Tennessee | 6 | 13.42 | $4.50 | ▼ −0.29¢ |
| Nebraska | 7 | 13.54 | $4.54 | ▼ −0.24¢ |
| Kentucky | 8 | 13.80 | $4.62 | ▼ −0.01¢ |
| Arkansas | 9 | 14.37 | $4.81 | ▲ +0.04¢ |
| Mississippi | 10 | 14.43 | $4.83 | ▼ −0.11¢ |
| Wyoming | 11 | 14.43 | $4.83 | ▲ +0.07¢ |
| Washington | 12 | 14.63 | $4.90 | ▼ −0.08¢ |
| Oklahoma | 13 | 14.82 | $4.96 | ▲ +0.47¢ |
| North Carolina | 14 | 14.95 | $5.01 | ▼ −0.21¢ |
| Florida | 15 | 14.99 | $5.02 | ▼ −0.04¢ |
| Arizona | 16 | 15.05 | $5.04 | ▼ −0.33¢ |
| South Dakota | 17 | 15.15 | $5.08 | ▼ −0.22¢ |
| Kansas | 18 | 15.47 | $5.18 | ▲ +0.20¢ |
| Montana | 19 | 15.57 | $5.22 | ▲ +0.58¢ |
| South Carolina | 20 | 15.76 | $5.28 | ▲ +0.29¢ |
| Georgia | 21 | 15.90 | $5.33 | ▼ −0.37¢ |
| Texas | 22 | 15.91 | $5.33 | ▲ +0.03¢ |
| Oregon | 23 | 15.92 | $5.33 | ▼ −0.05¢ |
| Missouri | 24 | 16.02 | $5.37 | ▼ −0.07¢ |
| West Virginia | 25 | 16.31 | $5.46 | ▲ +0.53¢ |
| Alabama | 26 | 16.33 | $5.47 | ▼ −0.07¢ |
| New Mexico | 27 | 16.51 | $5.53 | ▲ +0.42¢ |
| Indiana | 28 | 17.02 | $5.70 | ▲ +0.29¢ |
| Iowa | 29 | 17.06 | $5.72 | ▲ +1.07¢ |
| Colorado | 30 | 17.17 | $5.75 | ▲ +0.17¢ |
| Minnesota | 31 | 17.20 | $5.76 | ▼ −0.25¢ |
| Virginia | 32 | 17.64 | $5.91 | ▲ +0.09¢ |
| Delaware | 33 | 18.70 | $6.26 | ▲ +0.22¢ |
| Illinois | 34 | 19.32 | $6.47 | ▲ +0.10¢ |
| Ohio | 35 | 19.38 | $6.49 | ▼ −0.07¢ |
| Wisconsin | 36 | 19.41 | $6.50 | ▲ +0.35¢ |
| Maryland | 37 | 21.40 | $7.17 | ▼ −0.01¢ |
| Pennsylvania | 38 | 21.77 | $7.29 | ▲ +0.06¢ |
| Michigan | 39 | 22.99 | $7.70 | ▼ −0.06¢ |
| Vermont | 40 | 23.84 | $7.99 | ▲ +0.09¢ |
| Connecticut | 41 | 24.51 | $8.21 | ▲ +0.35¢ |
| New Jersey | 42 | 24.61 | $8.24 | ▼ −0.58¢ |
| District of Columbia | 43 | 25.98 | $8.70 | ▲ +0.77¢ |
| New Hampshire | 44 | 27.64 | $9.26 | ▲ +1.04¢ |
| Rhode Island | 45 | 28.18 | $9.44 | ▼ −0.11¢ |
| New York | 46 | 28.65 | $9.60 | ▼ −1.24¢ |
| Alaska | 47 | 29.41 | $9.85 | ▲ +0.58¢ |
| California | 48 | 29.75 | $9.97 | ▼ −3.86¢ |
| Massachusetts | 49 | 30.48 | $10.21 | ▼ −0.01¢ |
| Maine | 50 | 32.11 | $10.76 | ▼ −0.30¢ |
| Hawaii | 51 | 47.18 | $15.81 | ▼ −0.82¢ |