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

About $45.44 a month, assuming 3,800 kWh a year at 14.35¢/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?

Oklahoma has the 10th cheapest average residential rate in the country, so this appliance costs less here than the U.S. average of $696 a year.

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Cost to run an electric car in Oklahoma (July 2026 rates)

At 14.35¢ per kilowatt-hour — Oklahoma's average residential price in July 2026 — running an electric car costs $545 a year. That is 22% less than the national average of $696. Oklahoma's residential rate is up 6.1% from July 2025, which moves this appliance from $514 to $545 a year.

Per day: $1.49
Per month: $45.44
Per year: $545

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 Oklahoma compares

Oklahoma pays 14.35¢/kWh, the 10th cheapest residential electricity of the 51 U.S. jurisdictions EIA reports. For this appliance that works out to $150 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
Kentucky	13.81¢	$43.73	$525
Arkansas	14.33¢	$45.38	$545
Oklahoma	14.35¢	$45.44	$545
Wyoming	14.36¢	$45.47	$546
Mississippi	14.54¢	$46.04	$553

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

What else costs about the same in Oklahoma

Electric water heater$502 a year in OK Hot tub$359 a year in OK Central air conditioner$338 a year in OK

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 Oklahoma?: About $45.44 a month, assuming 3,800 kWh a year at 14.35¢/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?: Oklahoma has the 10th cheapest average residential rate in the country, so this appliance costs less here than the U.S. average of $696 a year.