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Cost to run an electric car in Georgia (June 2026 rates)
At 16.36¢ per kilowatt-hour — Georgia's average residential price in June 2026 — running an electric car costs $622 a year. That is 11% less than the national average of $697. Georgia's residential rate is up 2.5% from June 2025, which moves this appliance from $606 to $622 a year.
- Per day
- $1.70
- Per month
- $51.81
- Per year
- $622
Assumption: 3,800 kWh a year. 12,000 miles a year at roughly 3.5 miles per kWh, plus about 10% charging losses, on home Level 2 charging. Use the calculator to swap in the numbers from your own model.
How Georgia compares
Georgia pays 16.36¢/kWh, the 25th most expensive residential electricity of the 51 U.S. jurisdictions EIA reports. For this appliance that works out to $75.24 less a year than the typical U.S. household pays for the same use. Running the same electric car costs $498 a year in Nevada and $2,003 in Hawaii, so where you live changes this bill by $1,505 a year.
| State | Rate | Per month | Per year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Missouri | 16.22¢ | $51.36 | $616 |
| Oregon | 16.32¢ | $51.68 | $620 |
| Georgia | 16.36¢ | $51.81 | $622 |
| Alabama | 16.40¢ | $51.93 | $623 |
| Colorado | 17.13¢ | $54.24 | $651 |
States ranked by average residential price, cheapest first. See all 51 states for an electric car.
What else costs about the same in Georgia
Cutting the number down
- Charging on an off-peak or EV rate plan is usually the single largest lever, and it costs nothing but a schedule setting.
- Charging losses are real: the meter sees noticeably more than the battery receives, especially in cold weather.
- Cost per mile, not cost per charge, is the number that compares cleanly against a tank of gasoline.
Questions
- How much does an electric car cost per month in Georgia?
- About $51.81 a month, assuming 3,800 kWh a year at 16.36¢/kWh.
- How many kilowatt-hours does an electric car use?
- Roughly 3,800 kWh a year under these assumptions.
- Is that expensive compared with other states?
- Georgia has the 25th most expensive average residential rate in the country, so this appliance costs less here than the U.S. average of $697 a year.