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EV vs gas Kentucky

EV charging cost in Kentucky vs gas

$1,238 a year saved by charging an electric car at home in Kentucky instead of buying gas.

Driving 12,000 miles a year, an EV costs about $617 to charge here and a 28 mpg gas car about $1,856 to fuel. Kentucky has the 8th cheapest residential electricity of the 50 states and DC at 13.81¢/kWh, 25% below the U.S. average of 18.31¢.

Prices updated October 2026 from EIA, AAA and BLS data.

¢/kWh
 
mi
$/gal
mpg
New car average is about 28.
mi/kWh
Sedans 3.5 to 4.5, trucks 2 to 2.5.
Public charging and charging losses
%
Road trips and fast charging.
$/kWh
AAA national average, October 16, 2026.
%
Energy lost between the outlet and the battery. Level 2 chargers lose about 10%.

How Kentucky compares

Ranked by yearly saving, Kentucky is 8th of 51. Savings run from $66 in Hawaii to $1,276 in Louisiana. The saving here is $154 more than the $1,084 a driver saves at the U.S. average price.

Gas would have to fall below $1.44 a gallon, from $4.33 now, before charging an EV in Kentucky stopped saving money.

Public chargers averaged $0.42/kWh nationally on October 16, 2026, 3.0 times the home price here, so every mile charged in public cuts the saving. Charging only at home would raise it to $1,330 a year.

One of its seven neighbors saves more: Tennessee at $1,242.

StateElectricityEV saving a year
Tennessee13.71¢$1,242
Kentucky13.81¢$1,238
West Virginia15.78¢$1,171
Missouri16.09¢$1,160
Indiana16.73¢$1,138
Virginia17.55¢$1,110
Illinois19.22¢$1,053
Ohio19.45¢$1,045

More for Kentucky

What these numbers assume

  • 12,000 miles a year.
  • An EV that goes 3.5 miles per kWh, with 10% of home charging energy lost between the outlet and the battery.
  • 10% of miles charged at public stations at $0.42/kWh, the AAA national average on October 16, 2026.
  • A 28 mpg gas car, with regular gas at $4.33 a gallon, the national average on October 12, 2026 (EIA weekly retail price survey).
  • Home electricity at the Kentucky average of 13.81¢/kWh.

Change any of them in the calculator above to match your own bills. The formulas are on the main EV vs gas calculator.

Sources

  • Electricity price: EIA Electric Power Monthly, Table 5.6.A (July 2026 data).
  • Gasoline: EIA weekly U.S. regular retail price, October 12, 2026.
  • Public charging: AAA national average, October 16, 2026.
  • Rankings: MeterMath calculation with the same inputs for all 50 states and DC.