How much does an electric car cost per month in Louisiana?

About $40.75 a month, assuming 3,800 kWh a year at 12.87¢/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?

Louisiana has the 2nd cheapest average residential rate in the country, so this appliance costs less here than the U.S. average of $690 a year.

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Cost to run an electric car in Louisiana (August 2026 rates)

At 12.87¢ per kilowatt-hour — Louisiana's average residential price in August 2026 — running an electric car costs $489 a year. That is 29% less than the national average of $690. Louisiana's residential rate is up 2.5% from August 2025, which moves this appliance from $477 to $489 a year.

Per day: $1.34
Per month: $40.75
Per year: $489

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 Louisiana compares

Louisiana pays 12.87¢/kWh, the 2nd cheapest residential electricity of the 51 U.S. jurisdictions EIA reports. For this appliance that works out to $201 less a year than the typical U.S. household pays for the same use. Running the same electric car costs $483 a year in Nevada and $1,793 in Hawaii, so where you live changes this bill by $1,309 a year.

State	Rate	Per month	Per year
Nevada	12.72¢	$40.28	$483
Louisiana	12.87¢	$40.75	$489
North Dakota	13.31¢	$42.15	$506
Utah	13.31¢	$42.15	$506
Idaho	13.37¢	$42.34	$508

States ranked by average residential price, cheapest first. See all 51 states for an electric car.

What else costs about the same in Louisiana

Electric water heater$450 a year in LA Hot tub$322 a year in LA Central air conditioner$303 a year in LA

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 Louisiana?: About $40.75 a month, assuming 3,800 kWh a year at 12.87¢/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?: Louisiana has the 2nd cheapest average residential rate in the country, so this appliance costs less here than the U.S. average of $690 a year.