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State EV Fuel Cost Defaults

Compare state EV electricity defaults with national gasoline prices using stored EIA data.

Electricity price18.31 cents/kWh (2026-07)
Gasoline price$4.36 per gallon (2026-09)
12,000-mile EV estimate$615.22
12,000-mile gasoline estimate$1,742.00

This page uses stored EIA records and the same transparent assumptions as the calculators: 28 kWh per 100 miles for the EV example and 30 MPG for the gasoline example. Estimates based on EIA/EPA data, actual costs vary.