EV vs Gas Cost Per Mile in Missouri
At Missouri's average prices, a Tesla Model 3 RWD costs an estimated $0.040 a mile to charge at home and a 30 mpg gas car $0.097 a mile in fuel: $679.40 a year apart over 12,000 miles. The EV's fuel cost per mile is 41% of the gas car's in Missouri.
State data
What Missouri pays
- Home electricity
- 16.0¢/kWhEIA Electric Power Monthly, table 5.6.A · EIA, August 2026 (data as of 2026-10-25)
- Gasoline
- $2.90/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)
Home electricity in Missouri is 16.0¢/kWh, 12% below the US average of 18.2¢/kWh. At $2.90 a gallon, Missouri is in the lowest gasoline band on this site ($2.90 or less), which narrows the EV's fuel-cost edge.
Statewide averages. Put your own rate and pump price in the calculator above.
EVs on the road here
How many Missouri drivers plug in
- Light-duty EVs registered
- 43,700 all-electric · 19,600 plug-in hybridDOE AFDC, registrations on Dec 31, 2025
- EV share of light-duty vehicles
- 0.9% all-electric · 1.2% with a plugDOE AFDC, registrations on Dec 31, 2025 · 5,102,700 vehicles
- EVs per 100 homes
- 1.8AFDC registrations ÷ RECS 2020 housing units (2.43 million)
- Public charging
- 1,342 locations · 3,340 ports (2,441 Level 2 · 899 DC fast)DOE AFDC station counts, 2026-10-27
- EVs per public port
- 13.1AFDC registrations ÷ AFDC public ports
In Missouri, the charging network and the EV fleet sit at different points in the national rankings. The state had 43,700 battery-electric vehicles registered at the end of 2025, the 25th-highest count, and 19,600 plug-in hybrids, out of 5,102,700 light-duty vehicles. As a share of the fleet that is 0.9%, the 32nd-highest among the states, against 2.1% nationally, and per household it is 1.8 EVs per hundred homes against 4.6. Hybrids that never plug in, at 212,400, outnumber plug-ins by a wide margin.
The public network, by contrast, is the 20th-highest in port count: 3,340 ports at 1,342 locations. Most are Level 2, 2,441 of them, and 899 are DC fast, a fast share of 27% against 30% across the US. A network that size with a fleet this small leaves 13.1 EVs per public port, compared with 21.7 for the country, though each fast port has 49 EVs to cover, against the national 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 Missouri. Use the rate on your bill if you know it.
Rate used: 16.0¢/kWh · Missouri · EIA, August 2026 · gasoline $2.90/gal (2025–26 ref.) (data as of 2026-10-25) ·
Estimated savings per year (12,000 miles)
EV $0.040 a mile vs gas $0.097 a mile, home charging.
- EV cost per mile (EPA kWh/100 mi, at the wall)
- $0.040
- Gas cost per mile
- $0.097
- EV, 12,000 miles a year
- $480.60
- Gas car, 12,000 miles a year
- $1,160.00
- Savings per year
- $679.40
- Prices used
- electricity 16.0¢/kWh · gasoline $2.90/gal (Missouri)
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 Missouri
At 16.0¢/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 $0.040. A 30 mpg car at $2.90/gal spends $0.097 a mile. Over 12,000 miles: $480.60 for the EV, $1,160.00 for gasoline, a difference of $679.40 a year (fuel only). The EV's cost per mile would match gas only above 38.7¢/kWh.
What the numbers say
What the numbers say in Missouri
Both fuels are inexpensive in Missouri. Gasoline is $2.90/gal, the 5th-lowest pump price and 9% below the US average of $3.20/gal; home electricity is 16.0¢/kWh, 12% below the US average of 18.2¢/kWh. At those prices a 30 mpg car costs $0.097 a mile and the Tesla Model 3 RWD $0.040, so the EV runs on 41% of the gas car's fuel cost. Over 12,000 miles that comes to $679.40 a year, the 19th-lowest yearly gap of any state: real money, but smaller than where gasoline is dear.
The fuel advantage only disappears at an electricity price of 38.7¢/kWh, against a state average of 16.0¢/kWh, or against a gas car that gets 72 mpg. The case to look at is the owner who charges in public. Most of the state's ports are Level 2, which some networks bill by the hour; on an hourly price, a car that accepts power slowly pays more per kilowatt-hour. Fast chargers bill at their own rate. Either way, convert the posted price to a price per kWh and enter it above to see what a mile costs.
A time-of-use plan is where home charging gets cheaper still. If your utility offers one, the overnight price replaces 16.0¢/kWh in the calculation; at half the average, 8.0¢/kWh, the Tesla Model 3 RWD would cost $0.020 a mile. Read the tariff for the off-peak window and any monthly charge the plan adds.
If you drive a pickup, it deserves its own number. The Ford F-150 Lightning costs $0.077 a mile at 16.0¢/kWh; set it against your current truck's real mileage, not a car's. For the purchase side of the decision, the plug-in hybrid vs EV vs gas calculator adds a plug-in hybrid, and Level 2 installation cost prices a home charger. Heating costs for the same household are on gas vs electric heat in Missouri.
Questions
FAQ
Is charging an EV cheaper than gas in Missouri?
At Missouri's average prices, yes for the page's example: $0.040 a mile for a Model 3 RWD at home against $0.097 for a 30 mpg car, $679.40 a year over 12,000 miles. The EV would lose its fuel-cost edge only above about 38.7¢/kWh, or against a gas car rated above 72 mpg. Both prices are editable above.
What about public fast charging in Missouri?
Fast chargers usually charge more per kWh than a home rate. This page uses Missouri's home average, 16.0¢/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 $2.90/gal.
How do time-of-use rates change this in Missouri?
The EV's cost per mile moves in direct proportion to the rate you charge at. If an overnight rate were half of 16.0¢/kWh (8.0¢/kWh), the Model 3 RWD would cost $0.020 a mile instead of $0.040. Check your utility's tariff for the real overnight rate and type it in.
Is public charging in Missouri enough if I can't charge at home?
It can be, depending on where you live and park. The state has 3,340 public ports, the 20th-highest count, 2,441 of them Level 2, and 13.1 EVs per port against 21.7 nationally. Public prices usually sit above the home rate of 16.0¢/kWh, so price your regular charger above; the per-mile figure, not the port count, tells you what the car costs to run.
Is a plug-in hybrid a better fit than a full EV in Missouri?
It depends on how far you drive between charges. A plug-in hybrid covers short trips on electricity at 16.0¢/kWh and long ones on gasoline at $2.90/gal, so it never depends on a public charger. Missouri drivers own 19,600 of them, against 43,700 full EVs. The plug-in hybrid vs EV vs gas calculator compares all three for your own mileage.
Bordering states
Nearby states
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