EV vs Gas Cost Per Mile in Ohio
At Ohio's average prices, a Tesla Model 3 RWD costs an estimated $0.048 a mile to charge at home and a 30 mpg gas car $0.107 a mile in fuel: $698.60 a year apart over 12,000 miles. Per mile, the EV spends about 45% of what the gas car does.
State data
What Ohio pays
- Home electricity
- 19.4¢/kWhEIA Electric Power Monthly, table 5.6.A · EIA, August 2026 (data as of 2026-10-25)
- Gasoline
- $3.20/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 19.4¢/kWh, a Model 3 RWD costs $0.048 a mile to charge at home in Ohio. Ohio's pump price of $3.20/gal is the 16th-highest of the 51 on this site.
Statewide averages. Put your own rate and pump price in the calculator above.
EVs on the road here
How Ohio drives electric
- Light-duty EVs registered
- 94,200 all-electric · 37,200 plug-in hybridDOE AFDC, registrations on Dec 31, 2025
- EV share of light-duty vehicles
- 1.0% all-electric · 1.4% with a plugDOE AFDC, registrations on Dec 31, 2025 · 9,552,100 vehicles
- EVs per 100 homes
- 2.0AFDC registrations ÷ RECS 2020 housing units (4.74 million)
- Public charging
- 1,938 locations · 5,417 ports (3,849 Level 2 · 1,564 DC fast)DOE AFDC station counts, 2026-10-27
- EVs per public port
- 17.4AFDC registrations ÷ AFDC public ports
Ohio has a big fleet and a thin electric slice of it. Of 9,552,100 light-duty vehicles registered for 2025, 94,200 run on batteries alone and 37,200 are plug-in hybrids. The battery-only share is 1.0%, against 2.1% for the US and the 29th-highest of the 51 states; per household, 2.0 EVs for every hundred homes, next to 4.6 nationally. Hybrids without a plug number 394,500, set against 131,400 plug-ins of either type.
The charging stock is generous for a fleet this size. There are 5,417 public ports across 1,938 sites, the 16th-highest total among the states, with 1,564 DC fast, a 29% share where the US has 30%. Spread over the cars, that is 17.4 EVs per public port and 60 per fast one, set beside 21.7 and 72 for the country. Fewer drivers line up for each plug here than in the typical state.
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 Ohio. Use the rate on your bill if you know it.
Rate used: 19.4¢/kWh · Ohio · EIA, August 2026 · gasoline $3.20/gal (2025–26 ref.) (data as of 2026-10-25) ·
Estimated savings per year (12,000 miles)
EV $0.048 a mile vs gas $0.107 a mile, home charging.
- EV cost per mile (EPA kWh/100 mi, at the wall)
- $0.048
- Gas cost per mile
- $0.107
- EV, 12,000 miles a year
- $581.40
- Gas car, 12,000 miles a year
- $1,280.00
- Savings per year
- $698.60
- Prices used
- electricity 19.4¢/kWh · gasoline $3.20/gal (Ohio)
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 Ohio
At 19.4¢/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 $0.048. A 30 mpg car at $3.20/gal spends $0.107 a mile. Over 12,000 miles: $581.40 for the EV, $1,280.00 for gasoline, a difference of $698.60 a year (fuel only). That difference is the 28th-highest of the 51 on this site.
What the numbers say
What the numbers say in Ohio
Electricity is the less friendly side of the Ohio equation: 19.4¢/kWh at home, 7% above the US average of 18.2¢/kWh, while gasoline sits at $3.20/gal, in line with the US average of $3.20/gal. Even so the example EV comes to $0.048 a mile, where the US figure is $0.045, or 45% of the 30 mpg gas car's fuel cost per mile. Its yearly saving over 12,000 miles is the 28th-highest among the states.
The higher power price does not put the result at risk. Parity would take a home rate of 42.7¢/kWh, with the state at 19.4¢/kWh, or a 66 mpg gas car. The exposure is public fast charging, priced per kWh and capable of landing much closer to that parity rate. If you have no garage and plan to lean on the 1,564 fast ports, run the calculator at the station price instead of 19.4¢/kWh.
At home, the tariff is what to read. An overnight time-of-use price, where your utility offers one, belongs in the rate field above instead of the average. The vehicle matters as much: the Ford F-150 Lightning reaches $0.093 a mile at the same 19.4¢/kWh, so a pickup buyer should compare it with a gas pickup rather than a 30 mpg sedan.
Then there is winter. 5,700 heating degree-days, 27% more than the US average of 4,500, push an EV's consumption above the rated number used here, and cold-weather range estimates by how much.
With so many hybrids on Ohio roads, the three-way plug-in hybrid vs EV vs gas calculator, which adds the price of each car, is often the better fit. The charger's cost is on Level 2 installation cost, and the home's heating on Ohio gas vs electric heat.
Questions
FAQ
Is charging an EV cheaper than gas in Ohio?
At Ohio's average prices, yes for the page's example: $0.048 a mile for a Model 3 RWD at home against $0.107 for a 30 mpg car, $698.60 a year over 12,000 miles. The EV would lose its fuel-cost edge only above about 42.7¢/kWh, or against a gas car rated above 66 mpg. Both prices are editable above.
What about public fast charging in Ohio?
Fast chargers usually charge more per kWh than a home rate. This page uses Ohio's home average, 19.4¢/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 $3.20/gal.
How do time-of-use rates change this in Ohio?
The EV's cost per mile moves in direct proportion to the rate you charge at. If an overnight rate were half of 19.4¢/kWh (9.7¢/kWh), the Model 3 RWD would cost $0.024 a mile instead of $0.048. Check your utility's tariff for the real overnight rate and type it in.
Is a plug-in hybrid a better fit than a full EV in Ohio?
Registrations don't decide it: 94,200 battery-only cars on the road, 37,200 plug-in hybrids. On fuel, the full EV at 19.4¢/kWh costs $0.048 a mile and the gas car $0.107; a plug-in hybrid falls between, nearer the EV the more miles it drives on the battery. Set that share in the plug-in hybrid vs EV vs gas calculator, which also adds each car's price.
Are public chargers in Ohio crowded?
Less than nationally, on statewide averages: 17.4 EVs per public port against 21.7, and 60 per DC fast port against 72. Averages don't show where the 1,938 sites sit or how busy one gets on a Saturday. For how long a stop takes with your car and charger, see charge time.
Bordering states
Nearby states
Same two cars, each state's own prices:
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