EV vs Gas Cost Per Mile in Nebraska
At Nebraska's average prices, a Tesla Model 3 RWD costs an estimated $0.034 a mile to charge at home and a 30 mpg gas car $0.100 a mile in fuel: $793.80 a year apart over 12,000 miles. Nebraska pairs 13.5¢/kWh electricity with $3.00/gal gasoline, so the EV runs on about 34% of the gas car's fuel cost per mile.
State data
What Nebraska pays
- Home electricity
- 13.5¢/kWhEIA Electric Power Monthly, table 5.6.A · EIA, August 2026 (data as of 2026-10-25)
- Gasoline
- $3.00/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)
Nebraska's home electricity costs 13.5¢/kWh, 25% below the US average of 18.2¢/kWh, the 7th-lowest of the 51. At $3.00/gal, a 30 mpg car in Nebraska spends $0.100 a mile on fuel.
Statewide averages. Put your own rate and pump price in the calculator above.
EVs on the road here
Electric cars in Nebraska
- Light-duty EVs registered
- 11,800 all-electric · 5,500 plug-in hybridDOE AFDC, registrations on Dec 31, 2025
- EV share of light-duty vehicles
- 0.7% all-electric · 1.0% with a plugDOE AFDC, registrations on Dec 31, 2025 · 1,761,700 vehicles
- EVs per 100 homes
- 1.5AFDC registrations ÷ RECS 2020 housing units (0.77 million)
- Public charging
- 337 locations · 797 ports (492 Level 2 · 305 DC fast)DOE AFDC station counts, 2026-10-27
- EVs per public port
- 14.8AFDC registrations ÷ AFDC public ports
Nebraska is early in the switch. Registrations at the end of 2025 counted 11,800 battery-electric cars and light trucks and 5,500 plug-in hybrids among 1,761,700 light-duty vehicles, an all-electric share of 0.7% that ranks the 42nd-highest of 51; the country as a whole is at 2.1%. Measured against households the gap looks the same, 1.5 EVs per hundred homes where the US has 4.6. Hybrids without a plug, 61,100 of them, are the more common way Nebraska drivers have cut fuel so far.
Charging infrastructure is sized to that fleet. The state has 337 public locations with 797 ports: 492 at Level 2 and 305 DC fast. Fast ports are 38% of the total, a larger share than the national 30%. Because the fleet is small, the ports are lightly shared, 14.8 EVs per port against 21.7 for the US, and 39 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 Nebraska. Use the rate on your bill if you know it.
Rate used: 13.5¢/kWh · Nebraska · EIA, August 2026 · gasoline $3.00/gal (2025–26 ref.) (data as of 2026-10-25) ·
Estimated savings per year (12,000 miles)
EV $0.034 a mile vs gas $0.100 a mile, home charging.
- EV cost per mile (EPA kWh/100 mi, at the wall)
- $0.034
- Gas cost per mile
- $0.100
- EV, 12,000 miles a year
- $406.20
- Gas car, 12,000 miles a year
- $1,200.00
- Savings per year
- $793.80
- Prices used
- electricity 13.5¢/kWh · gasoline $3.00/gal (Nebraska)
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 Nebraska
At 13.5¢/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 $0.034. A 30 mpg car at $3.00/gal spends $0.100 a mile. Over 12,000 miles: $406.20 for the EV, $1,200.00 for gasoline, a difference of $793.80 a year (fuel only). The $793.80 difference is the 12th-highest of the 51 on this site.
What the numbers say
The cost per mile at Nebraska prices
Low electricity prices do most of the work here. Home power costs 13.5¢/kWh, 25% below the US average of 18.2¢/kWh and the 7th-lowest residential rate among the states, which puts the page's example EV at $0.034 a mile, under the national figure of $0.045 at the US average rate. Gasoline is cheap too, $3.00/gal, 6% below the US average of $3.20/gal, which keeps the gas car's cost down; even so, the yearly difference for the example ranks the 12th-highest among the states.
The comparison has room to absorb a pricier charge. Charging would have to cost 40.0¢/kWh before the EV lost its fuel advantage, against the state average of 13.5¢/kWh; a gas car would need 89 mpg to match it. A public Level 2 charger priced somewhat above your home rate barely moves that, while a fast charger's price can push a road trip much closer to the gas car. Enter the posted price per kilowatt-hour in the electricity field above to see it.
Overnight pricing is the main thing to check on your bill. If your utility sells off-peak power at half the average, 6.8¢/kWh, the cost per mile drops to $0.017; the actual off-peak price is in your tariff, and it goes in the field above.
Two practical questions sit outside this estimate. Winter driving uses more energy per mile, which the cold-weather range page estimates. And since 5,500 of the state's 17,300 plug-in vehicles are hybrids, the plug-in hybrid vs EV vs gas page compares all three on fuel and purchase price. The heating page for Nebraska covers the same electricity rate from the furnace side.
Questions
FAQ
Is charging an EV cheaper than gas in Nebraska?
At Nebraska's average prices, yes for the page's example: $0.034 a mile for a Model 3 RWD at home against $0.100 for a 30 mpg car, $793.80 a year over 12,000 miles. The EV would lose its fuel-cost edge only above about 40.0¢/kWh, or against a gas car rated above 89 mpg. Both prices are editable above.
What about public fast charging in Nebraska?
Fast chargers usually charge more per kWh than a home rate. This page uses Nebraska's home average, 13.5¢/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 $3.00/gal.
How do time-of-use rates change this in Nebraska?
The EV's cost per mile moves in direct proportion to the rate you charge at. If an overnight rate were half of 13.5¢/kWh (6.8¢/kWh), the Model 3 RWD would cost $0.017 a mile instead of $0.034. Check your utility's tariff for the real overnight rate and type it in.
Is it cheaper to charge an EV than to buy gas in Nebraska even though gas is cheap?
Yes at state averages. The EV's fuel comes to 34% of the gas car's for the example on this page, because the residential rate of 13.5¢/kWh is the 7th-lowest in the country. The edge disappears only at 40.0¢/kWh, so even fairly expensive public charging keeps the EV ahead per mile. Your own rate and pump price are editable above.
What does a pickup cost to charge in Nebraska?
At 13.5¢/kWh, the Ford F-150 Lightning costs about $0.065 a mile to charge at home, more than the Tesla Model 3 RWD at $0.034 because it uses more energy per mile. Compare it with the mpg of the gas truck you would otherwise drive by typing that figure into the calculator above.
Bordering states
Nearby states
Same two cars, each state's own prices:
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