EV vs Gas Cost Per Mile in Alaska
At Alaska's average prices, a Tesla Model 3 RWD costs an estimated $0.074 a mile to charge at home and a 30 mpg gas car $0.127 a mile in fuel: $637.70 a year apart over 12,000 miles. Per mile, the EV spends about 58% of what the gas car does in Alaska, more than half.
State data
What Alaska pays
- Home electricity
- 29.4¢/kWhEIA Electric Power Monthly, table 5.6.A · EIA, August 2026 (data as of 2026-10-25)
- Gasoline
- $3.80/galEIA weekly regional / AAA state averages, 2025–26 reference
- EV used for the page
- Tesla Model 3 RWD, 25 kWh/100 miEPA, fueleconomy.gov (combined)
At 29.4¢/kWh, home charging in Alaska costs more per mile than in 46 of the other 50 rows on this site. Gasoline is $3.80/gal in Alaska, 19% above the US average of $3.20/gal, so a 30 mpg car spends $0.127 a mile.
Statewide averages. Put your own rate and pump price in the calculator above.
EVs on the road here
Electric vehicles in Alaska
- Light-duty EVs registered
- 4,100 all-electric · 1,300 plug-in hybridDOE AFDC, registrations on Dec 31, 2025
- EV share of light-duty vehicles
- 0.8% all-electric · 1.1% with a plugDOE AFDC, registrations on Dec 31, 2025 · 509,500 vehicles
- EVs per 100 homes
- 1.6AFDC registrations ÷ RECS 2020 housing units (0.26 million)
- Public charging
- 70 locations · 194 ports (106 Level 2 · 88 DC fast)DOE AFDC station counts, 2026-10-27
- EVs per public port
- 21.1AFDC registrations ÷ AFDC public ports
EVs are still rare on Alaska roads. At the end of 2025 the state had 4,100 all-electric cars and light trucks and 1,300 plug-in hybrids among 509,500 light-duty vehicles. The all-electric share, 0.8%, trails the national 2.1%, and per household the gap is wider: 1.6 EVs per hundred homes against 4.6 for the US, the 40th-highest of the 51. Conventional hybrids, at 18,800, far outnumber the 5,400 plug-ins.
The public network is small. Alaska lists 70 charging locations with 194 ports, the lowest count among the 51 states and DC. What is unusual is the mix: 88 of those ports are DC fast and 106 are Level 2, so fast charging makes up 45% of the total, against 30% nationally. Measured against the small fleet, that comes to 21.1 EVs per port, close to the US 21.7, and 47 EVs per fast port, against 72. The plugs are few, but so are the cars sharing them.
Registrations: DOE AFDC, registrations on Dec 31, 2025, light-duty vehicles, rounded to the nearest hundred by AFDC. Charging: DOE AFDC station counts, 2026-10-27, public stations only.
EV vs gas cost per mile
F01Scenario A
Sets the electricity rate. Pick US average if you're not sure.
From EIA for Alaska. Use the rate on your bill if you know it.
Rate used: 29.4¢/kWh · Alaska · EIA, August 2026 · gasoline $3.80/gal (2025–26 ref.) (data as of 2026-10-25) ·
Estimated savings per year (12,000 miles)
EV $0.074 a mile vs gas $0.127 a mile, home charging.
- EV cost per mile (EPA kWh/100 mi, at the wall)
- $0.074
- Gas cost per mile
- $0.127
- EV, 12,000 miles a year
- $882.30
- Gas car, 12,000 miles a year
- $1,520.00
- Savings per year
- $637.70
- Prices used
- electricity 29.4¢/kWh · gasoline $3.80/gal (Alaska)
Estimate. Formula and sources are under “How it works”. Change any input; the result updates as you type.
Worked example
Worked example: Model 3 RWD vs a 30 mpg car in Alaska
At 29.4¢/kWh, a Model 3 RWD (25 kWh per 100 miles, EPA) draws 25 kWh from the wall for every 100 miles (the EPA measures it at the wall), so each mile costs $0.074. A 30 mpg car at $3.80/gal spends $0.127 a mile. Over 12,000 miles: $882.30 for the EV, $1,520.00 for gasoline, a difference of $637.70 a year (fuel only). An overnight rate below 29.4¢/kWh widens it; see the time-of-use question below.
What the numbers say
What the numbers say in Alaska
An EV still costs less per mile than a gas car here, but Alaska sits in the lower part of the ranking on how much it saves. Home electricity costs 29.4¢/kWh, the 5th-highest rate in the country, and that eats into the advantage that pricey gasoline, $3.80/gal or 19% above the US average of $3.20/gal, would otherwise give. The Tesla Model 3 RWD comes to $0.074 a mile against $0.127 for a 30 mpg car, a yearly difference of $637.70 over 12,000 miles, the 40th-highest among the states. Put another way, the EV's energy costs 58% of the gas car's.
Two thresholds frame the result. The EV loses its edge per mile only if electricity reaches 50.7¢/kWh, against a state average of 29.4¢/kWh, or if the gas car gets 52 mpg or better. Fast charging is where the first threshold can come into play: a DC fast session billed per kilowatt-hour at a high price can close much of the distance, so on a trip the price posted at the charger is what to type into the electricity field above. If your utility has a cheaper overnight rate, the effect runs the other way; at half the average, 14.7¢/kWh, the cost falls to $0.037 a mile.
Winter is the other factor this estimate does not see. With 10,000 heating degree-days, cold cuts range and raises the energy used per mile, especially on short trips with cabin heat running; the cold-weather range calculator models that, and the charge time page estimates how long a Level 1 outlet or a Level 2 unit takes to refill the battery. The car's price and a home charger are outside this comparison; the Level 2 installation cost page covers the second. The heating side of the same rates is on the gas vs electric heat page for Alaska.
Questions
FAQ
Is charging an EV cheaper than gas in Alaska?
At Alaska's average prices, yes for the page's example: $0.074 a mile for a Model 3 RWD at home against $0.127 for a 30 mpg car, $637.70 a year over 12,000 miles. The EV would lose its fuel-cost edge only above about 50.7¢/kWh, or against a gas car rated above 52 mpg. Both prices are editable above.
What about public fast charging in Alaska?
Fast chargers usually charge more per kWh than a home rate. This page uses Alaska's home average, 29.4¢/kWh. To see the cost per mile on the road, type the charger's price per kWh into the electricity rate field; the gas side stays at $3.80/gal.
How do time-of-use rates change this in Alaska?
The EV's cost per mile moves in direct proportion to the rate you charge at. If an overnight rate were half of 29.4¢/kWh (14.7¢/kWh), the Model 3 RWD would cost $0.037 a mile instead of $0.074. Check your utility's tariff for the real overnight rate and type it in.
Would a plug-in hybrid suit Alaska better than a full EV?
This page cannot price one, because it compares a battery EV with a gas car. What the data shows is the setting: 1,300 plug-in hybrids and 4,100 full EVs registered, and only 194 public ports statewide. A gas car would need 52 mpg to match the Tesla Model 3 RWD per mile at 29.4¢/kWh. The plug-in hybrid vs EV vs gas page puts all three on one footing with your own prices.
Are there enough public chargers in Alaska for longer drives?
The network is thin: 70 locations and 88 DC fast ports statewide, the 2nd-lowest fast-port count among the states and DC. That works out to 47 EVs per fast port, so crowding is less the issue than distance between stations. This page cannot map them; check a station locator for your route and plan for the reduced winter range.
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