EV vs Gas Cost Per Mile in Florida
At Florida's average prices, a Tesla Model 3 RWD costs an estimated $0.037 a mile to charge at home and a 30 mpg gas car $0.103 a mile in fuel: $790.30 a year apart over 12,000 miles. At these prices, home charging costs half or less of gasoline per mile in Florida.
State data
What Florida pays
- Home electricity
- 15.0¢/kWhEIA Electric Power Monthly, table 5.6.A · EIA, August 2026 (data as of 2026-10-25)
- Gasoline
- $3.10/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)
With electricity under 15¢/kWh (15.0¢/kWh), even a 48 kWh/100 mi F-150 Lightning costs $0.072 a mile to charge in Florida. Gasoline in Florida averages $3.10/gal, 3% below the US average of $3.20/gal.
Statewide averages. Put your own rate and pump price in the calculator above.
EVs on the road here
Electric vehicles in Florida
- Light-duty EVs registered
- 450,400 all-electric · 88,400 plug-in hybridDOE AFDC, registrations on Dec 31, 2025
- EV share of light-duty vehicles
- 2.5% all-electric · 3.0% with a plugDOE AFDC, registrations on Dec 31, 2025 · 17,814,800 vehicles
- EVs per 100 homes
- 5.6AFDC registrations ÷ RECS 2020 housing units (8.06 million)
- Public charging
- 4,452 locations · 15,445 ports (9,951 Level 2 · 5,461 DC fast)DOE AFDC station counts, 2026-10-27
- EVs per public port
- 29.2AFDC registrations ÷ AFDC public ports
Only one state registers more electric vehicles than Florida. At the end of 2025 it had 450,400 all-electric cars and light trucks, the 2nd-highest count in the country, along with 88,400 plug-in hybrids and 1,037,000 conventional hybrids. Against a fleet of 17,814,800 light-duty vehicles, the all-electric share is 2.5%, above the US 2.1% and the 10th-highest among the 51; per household it is 5.6 EVs per hundred homes, against 4.6.
The charging network is large in absolute terms. Florida has 4,452 public locations with 15,445 ports, the 3rd-highest total, including 5,461 DC fast ports, also the 3rd-highest, and 9,951 at Level 2. Fast charging is 35% of the ports, against 30% nationally. Spread over that fleet, though, the plugs are busier than average: there are 29.2 EVs for every public port, against 21.7 for the US, the 6th-highest ratio among the states and DC, and 82 per fast port, against 72.
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 Florida. Use the rate on your bill if you know it.
Rate used: 15.0¢/kWh · Florida · EIA, August 2026 · gasoline $3.10/gal (2025–26 ref.) (data as of 2026-10-25) ·
Estimated savings per year (12,000 miles)
EV $0.037 a mile vs gas $0.103 a mile, home charging.
- EV cost per mile (EPA kWh/100 mi, at the wall)
- $0.037
- Gas cost per mile
- $0.103
- EV, 12,000 miles a year
- $449.70
- Gas car, 12,000 miles a year
- $1,240.00
- Savings per year
- $790.30
- Prices used
- electricity 15.0¢/kWh · gasoline $3.10/gal (Florida)
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 Florida
At 15.0¢/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 $0.037. A 30 mpg car at $3.10/gal spends $0.103 a mile. Over 12,000 miles: $449.70 for the EV, $1,240.00 for gasoline, a difference of $790.30 a year (fuel only). A gas car would need about 83 mpg to match it.
What the numbers say
What the numbers say in Florida
Below-average electricity does most of the work for an EV in Florida. The residential rate of 15.0¢/kWh is 17% below the US average of 18.2¢/kWh, while gasoline at $3.10/gal is 3% below the US average of $3.20/gal. On those prices the Tesla Model 3 RWD costs $0.037 a mile and a 30 mpg gas car $0.103, so the EV's energy comes to 36% of the gas car's. Over 12,000 miles the difference is $790.30 a year, the 14th-highest among the states.
The lead is wide. The EV would cost as much per mile as the gas car only at an electricity price of 41.3¢/kWh, against an average of 15.0¢/kWh, or next to a gas car rated 83 mpg. That leaves plenty of room for public charging at a markup, and the break-even rate is the ceiling to remember: a fast charger priced above it makes that session cost more than gasoline for the same miles.
The crowding numbers are the part of the picture worth a second look. With 29.2 EVs per public port, Florida asks more of each charger than most states do, which matters to drivers who cannot plug in where they park. For them, the price and availability at a nearby station replace the home rate in this estimate; type the station's price per kilowatt-hour into the electricity field above. A driver with a garage outlet is in the opposite position, and a time-of-use plan can lower the cost further: at half the average rate, 7.5¢/kWh, the Tesla Model 3 RWD drops to $0.019 a mile.
Winter range loss, which the cold-weather range page models, matters little with 700 heating degree-days. For costs beyond fuel, the plug-in hybrid vs EV vs gas page adds the purchase price, and the Level 2 installation cost page prices a home charger. The heating page for the same rates is gas vs electric heat in Florida.
Questions
FAQ
Is charging an EV cheaper than gas in Florida?
At Florida's average prices, yes for the page's example: $0.037 a mile for a Model 3 RWD at home against $0.103 for a 30 mpg car, $790.30 a year over 12,000 miles. The EV would lose its fuel-cost edge only above about 41.3¢/kWh, or against a gas car rated above 83 mpg. Both prices are editable above.
What about public fast charging in Florida?
Fast chargers usually charge more per kWh than a home rate. This page uses Florida's home average, 15.0¢/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 $3.10/gal.
How do time-of-use rates change this in Florida?
The EV's cost per mile moves in direct proportion to the rate you charge at. If an overnight rate were half of 15.0¢/kWh (7.5¢/kWh), the Model 3 RWD would cost $0.019 a mile instead of $0.037. Check your utility's tariff for the real overnight rate and type it in.
How much does it cost to charge an EV at home in Florida?
At the average residential rate of 15.0¢/kWh, the Tesla Model 3 RWD costs $0.037 a mile, or $449.70 for 12,000 miles a year. A full-size electric pickup such as the Ford F-150 Lightning comes to $0.072 a mile at the same rate. Check your own bill for the rate; an off-peak price, where your utility offers one, is the one to use for overnight charging.
Are public chargers in Florida crowded?
By the ratio, more than in most of the country. Florida has 15,445 public ports for 450,400 EVs, or 29.2 EVs per port against 21.7 nationally, and 82 per DC fast port against 72. A ratio cannot tell you about a particular station or hour, so for regular public charging, check the stations on your own route.
Bordering states
Nearby states
Same two cars, each state's own prices:
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