EV vs Gas Cost Per Mile in Vermont
At Vermont's average prices, a Tesla Model 3 RWD costs an estimated $0.060 a mile to charge at home and a 30 mpg gas car $0.107 a mile in fuel: $564.80 a year apart over 12,000 miles. Per mile, the EV spends about 56% of what the gas car does in Vermont, more than half.
State data
What Vermont pays
- Home electricity
- 23.8¢/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 23.8¢/kWh, home charging in Vermont costs more per mile than in 39 of the other 50 rows on this site. Gasoline in Vermont averages $3.20/gal, in line with 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 on Vermont's roads
- Light-duty EVs registered
- 11,900 all-electric · 7,700 plug-in hybridDOE AFDC, registrations on Dec 31, 2025
- EV share of light-duty vehicles
- 2.2% all-electric · 3.7% with a plugDOE AFDC, registrations on Dec 31, 2025 · 529,100 vehicles
- EVs per 100 homes
- 4.6AFDC registrations ÷ RECS 2020 housing units (0.26 million)
- Public charging
- 549 locations · 1,360 ports (1,007 Level 2 · 337 DC fast)DOE AFDC station counts, 2026-10-27
- EVs per public port
- 8.8AFDC registrations ÷ AFDC public ports
Vermont has a small fleet, but a plug-in share above the national one. At the end of 2025 the state had 11,900 all-electric cars and light trucks and 7,700 plug-in hybrids registered, out of 529,100 light-duty vehicles. All-electric models are 2.2% of the fleet, the 13th-highest share among the states, against 2.1% nationally. Plug-in hybrids matter here: counting them, 3.7% of vehicles have a plug, against 2.8% for the US. Per household the state has 4.6 EVs per hundred homes, against 4.6 nationally.
The charging network is large for the fleet it serves. The state counts 549 public locations and 1,360 ports, 1,007 of them Level 2 and 337 DC fast. Fast ports are 25% of the total, against 30% nationally, so the network leans toward Level 2 plugs at places people park for a while. Spread over the fleet, that is 8.8 EVs per public port, the 4th-lowest ratio in the country, against 21.7 for the US, and 35 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 Vermont. Use the rate on your bill if you know it.
Rate used: 23.8¢/kWh · Vermont · EIA, August 2026 · gasoline $3.20/gal (2025–26 ref.) (data as of 2026-10-25) ·
Estimated savings per year (12,000 miles)
EV $0.060 a mile vs gas $0.107 a mile, home charging.
- EV cost per mile (EPA kWh/100 mi, at the wall)
- $0.060
- Gas cost per mile
- $0.107
- EV, 12,000 miles a year
- $715.20
- Gas car, 12,000 miles a year
- $1,280.00
- Savings per year
- $564.80
- Prices used
- electricity 23.8¢/kWh · gasoline $3.20/gal (Vermont)
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 Vermont
At 23.8¢/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 $0.060. A 30 mpg car at $3.20/gal spends $0.107 a mile. Over 12,000 miles: $715.20 for the EV, $1,280.00 for gasoline, a difference of $564.80 a year (fuel only). An overnight rate below 23.8¢/kWh widens it; see the time-of-use question below.
What the numbers say
What the numbers say in Vermont
The EV's fuel advantage is narrower in Vermont than in most states, and the electricity rate is the reason. Home power costs 23.8¢/kWh, 31% above the US average of 18.2¢/kWh and the 12th-highest rate among the states, while gasoline costs $3.20/gal, in line with the US average of $3.20/gal. At that rate the Tesla Model 3 RWD costs $0.060 a mile to charge at home, against $0.045 for the same car at the US average rate. The yearly gap for the page's example is the 44th-highest among the states.
It is still a clear gap. The EV would cost as much per mile as a 30 mpg car only at 42.7¢/kWh, against a state average of 23.8¢/kWh, or against a gas car rated at 54 mpg. A home rate is unlikely to reach that point; public fast charging priced per kilowatt-hour is where it could. With 1,007 of the state's 1,360 public ports at Level 2, much of the public charging here is the slower kind. Check the price per kilowatt-hour on the charger you use, fast or not, and type it into the electricity field above.
Winter is the factor this estimate does not model. It uses the car's rated consumption all year, and Vermont's 7,600 heating degree-days are 69% more than the US average of 4,500, the 4th-highest count among the states. Cold weather raises the energy a car uses per mile for cabin heat and battery warming, so the winter cost per mile runs above $0.060 in proportion, and range falls. The cold-weather range page estimates how much.
With plug-in hybrids this common, the two-way comparison may not be the one you are making. The plug-in hybrid vs EV vs gas page runs all three at your prices. If your utility offers a time-of-use or EV rate, its overnight price replaces 23.8¢/kWh above. How Vermont homes heat, and how much of it runs on oil, is on the gas vs electric heating page for Vermont.
Questions
FAQ
Is charging an EV cheaper than gas in Vermont?
At Vermont's average prices, yes for the page's example: $0.060 a mile for a Model 3 RWD at home against $0.107 for a 30 mpg car, $564.80 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 54 mpg. Both prices are editable above.
What about public fast charging in Vermont?
Fast chargers usually charge more per kWh than a home rate. This page uses Vermont's home average, 23.8¢/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 Vermont?
The EV's cost per mile moves in direct proportion to the rate you charge at. If an overnight rate were half of 23.8¢/kWh (11.9¢/kWh), the Model 3 RWD would cost $0.030 a mile instead of $0.060. Check your utility's tariff for the real overnight rate and type it in.
Do Vermont's winters change what an EV costs per mile?
Yes, upward. The $0.060 a mile on this page uses the car's rated consumption at 23.8¢/kWh; in cold months the car draws more energy per mile, and the cost rises in proportion. With 7,600 heating degree-days the cold season here is long. The margin is wide enough to absorb it: the EV loses its fuel-cost edge only at 42.7¢/kWh. The cold-weather range page estimates the winter loss.
How common are plug-in hybrids in Vermont?
Common enough to change the count. The state has 7,700 plug-in hybrids registered beside 11,900 all-electric vehicles, so 3.7% of light-duty vehicles carry a plug while 2.2% are all-electric; nationally the two figures are 2.8% and 2.1%. To compare the running cost of a plug-in hybrid, an EV and a gas car at 23.8¢/kWh and $3.20/gal, use the plug-in hybrid vs EV vs gas page.
Bordering states
Nearby states
Same two cars, each state's own prices:
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