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State EV Fuel Cost Defaults

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

Electricity price18.44 cents/kWh (2026-05)
Gasoline price$3.93 per gallon (2026-07)
12,000-mile EV estimate$619.58
12,000-mile gasoline estimate$1,572.80

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.