EV vs Gas Cost Per Mile in Nevada
At Nevada's average prices, a Tesla Model 3 RWD costs an estimated $0.032 a mile to charge at home and a 30 mpg gas car $0.130 a mile in fuel: $1,178.40 a year apart over 12,000 miles. Charging here costs about a third or less of gasoline per mile: 24%.
State data
What Nevada pays
- Home electricity
- 12.7¢/kWhEIA Electric Power Monthly, table 5.6.A · EIA, August 2026 (data as of 2026-10-25)
- Gasoline
- $3.90/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)
With electricity under 15¢/kWh (12.7¢/kWh), even a 48 kWh/100 mi F-150 Lightning costs $0.061 a mile to charge in Nevada. Gasoline is $3.90/gal in Nevada, 22% above the US average of $3.20/gal, so a 30 mpg car spends $0.130 a mile.
Statewide averages. Put your own rate and pump price in the calculator above.
EVs on the road here
How many EVs Nevada drives
- Light-duty EVs registered
- 85,600 all-electric · 16,100 plug-in hybridDOE AFDC, registrations on Dec 31, 2025
- EV share of light-duty vehicles
- 3.5% all-electric · 4.1% with a plugDOE AFDC, registrations on Dec 31, 2025 · 2,459,600 vehicles
- EVs per 100 homes
- 7.5AFDC registrations ÷ RECS 2020 housing units (1.14 million)
- Public charging
- 645 locations · 2,856 ports (1,582 Level 2 · 1,271 DC fast)DOE AFDC station counts, 2026-10-27
- EVs per public port
- 30.0AFDC registrations ÷ AFDC public ports
Nevada is near the top of the country for electric cars as a share of what people drive. The 2025 count found 85,600 all-electric vehicles and 16,100 plug-in hybrids registered, out of 2,459,600 light-duty vehicles. All-electric models make up 3.5% of the fleet, the 4th-highest share of any state and above the national 2.1%. Per household the ranking is the 3rd-highest: 7.5 EVs for every hundred homes, against 4.6 nationally.
Public charging has not kept the same pace. The state lists 2,856 ports at 645 locations, the 24th-highest port count, so each public port is shared by 30.0 EVs, the 2nd-highest ratio in the country and above the US figure of 21.7. The mix leans toward speed: 1,271 DC fast ports against 1,582 at Level 2, so fast charging is 45% of ports where the national mix is 30%. Each fast port serves 67 EVs, near the US level of 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 Nevada. Use the rate on your bill if you know it.
Rate used: 12.7¢/kWh · Nevada · EIA, August 2026 · gasoline $3.90/gal (2025–26 ref.) (data as of 2026-10-25) ·
Estimated savings per year (12,000 miles)
EV $0.032 a mile vs gas $0.130 a mile, home charging.
- EV cost per mile (EPA kWh/100 mi, at the wall)
- $0.032
- Gas cost per mile
- $0.130
- EV, 12,000 miles a year
- $381.60
- Gas car, 12,000 miles a year
- $1,560.00
- Savings per year
- $1,178.40
- Prices used
- electricity 12.7¢/kWh · gasoline $3.90/gal (Nevada)
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 Nevada
At 12.7¢/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 $0.032. A 30 mpg car at $3.90/gal spends $0.130 a mile. Over 12,000 miles: $381.60 for the EV, $1,560.00 for gasoline, a difference of $1,178.40 a year (fuel only). A gas car would need about 123 mpg to match the EV's cost per mile in Nevada.
What the numbers say
Why the numbers favor charging in Nevada
Few states combine prices this way. Residential electricity costs 12.7¢/kWh, 30% below the US average of 18.2¢/kWh, the lowest rate of any state, while gasoline costs $3.90/gal, 22% above the US average of $3.20/gal and the 4th-highest pump price. Cheap power and dear gasoline both widen the per-mile gap, and the yearly difference for the page's example ranks the 2nd-highest among the states. Per mile, charging costs 24% of what the pump does.
That leaves an unusually wide buffer. The EV would need electricity at 52.0¢/kWh to lose its fuel advantage, set against the average 12.7¢/kWh; a gas car would have to reach 123 mpg. Even the Ford F-150 Lightning, a heavy truck, costs $0.061 a mile at the home rate. So for most drivers here the question is less whether charging is cheaper and more where it happens.
That is where the crowded network matters. With 30.0 EVs per public port, a driver who cannot charge at home relies on chargers that are busier than average and, at fast stations, usually priced well above 12.7¢/kWh. Type the price per kilowatt-hour shown at the charger into the electricity field above; the cost per mile rises with it, and the buffer above tells you how far it can rise before gasoline wins.
At home, check the tariff for a time-of-use plan. Where a plan prices peak hours high and overnight hours low, charging after midnight at the off-peak price, entered above in place of 12.7¢/kWh, is the cheapest mile this page can show. The charging cost by model page prices a monthly bill for other vehicles, and the Level 2 installation cost page prices the home charger.
Questions
FAQ
Is charging an EV cheaper than gas in Nevada?
At Nevada's average prices, yes for the page's example: $0.032 a mile for a Model 3 RWD at home against $0.130 for a 30 mpg car, $1,178.40 a year over 12,000 miles. The EV would lose its fuel-cost edge only above about 52.0¢/kWh, or against a gas car rated above 123 mpg. Both prices are editable above.
What about public fast charging in Nevada?
Fast chargers usually charge more per kWh than a home rate. This page uses Nevada's home average, 12.7¢/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 $3.90/gal.
How do time-of-use rates change this in Nevada?
The EV's cost per mile moves in direct proportion to the rate you charge at. If an overnight rate were half of 12.7¢/kWh (6.4¢/kWh), the Model 3 RWD would cost $0.016 a mile instead of $0.032. Check your utility's tariff for the real overnight rate and type it in.
How much does home charging cost in Nevada?
At 12.7¢/kWh, the lowest average residential rate in the country, the Tesla Model 3 RWD costs $0.032 a mile, or $381.60 a year over 12,000 miles. The national figure for the same car at the US average rate is $0.045 a mile. An overnight time-of-use price, if your plan has one, is the rate to type in above.
Are public chargers in Nevada busy?
Busier than in most states, on average. There are 30.0 registered EVs per public port, the 2nd-highest ratio among the 51, against 21.7 for the US. The count does not show where the ports are or how often they are in use, so drivers without home charging should check the stations along their own routes.
Bordering states
Nearby states
Same two cars, each state's own prices:
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