EV running costs
What an electric car actually costs to charge — at your rate.
Independent, calculator-driven answers on EV charging costs, home chargers, and real-world running costs — using your electricity rate, not a national average.
Example output
16¢/kWh · 30 kWh/100mi · 12,000 mi/yr
Your electricity rate changes all of these. That is the point — run it with your own.
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Charging cost calculator
What charging costs at your electricity rate, against the gas car you would otherwise be driving.
Find your real electricity rate
The number every estimate depends on, and the one most people get wrong.
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How to Find Your Real Electricity Rate for EV Charging
The headline rate on your bill is rarely what your next kWh costs. Here is how to find the marginal rate that actually determines what charging costs you.
How We Calculate EV Charging Costs
The formula, assumptions, and sources behind every charging cost figure on this site — so you can check our work or use your own numbers.