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Cost to run an electric car in Georgia (July 2026 rates)
At 16.27¢ per kilowatt-hour — Georgia's average residential price in July 2026 — running an electric car costs $618 a year. That is 11% less than the national average of $696. Georgia's residential rate is up 4.6% from July 2025, which moves this appliance from $591 to $618 a year.
- Per day
- $1.69
- Per month
- $51.52
- Per year
- $618
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 16.27¢/kWh, the 25th most expensive residential electricity of the 51 U.S. jurisdictions EIA reports. For this appliance that works out to $77.52 less a year than the typical U.S. household pays for the same use. Running the same electric car costs $483 a year in Louisiana and $1,824 in Hawaii, so where you live changes this bill by $1,341 a year.
| State | Rate | Per month | Per year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Missouri | 16.09¢ | $50.95 | $611 |
| New Mexico | 16.09¢ | $50.95 | $611 |
| Georgia | 16.27¢ | $51.52 | $618 |
| Alabama | 16.40¢ | $51.93 | $623 |
| Indiana | 16.73¢ | $52.98 | $636 |
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 $51.52 a month, assuming 3,800 kWh a year at 16.27¢/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 $696 a year.