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Cost to run an electric car in Wyoming (July 2026 rates)
At 14.36¢ per kilowatt-hour — Wyoming's average residential price in July 2026 — running an electric car costs $546 a year. That is 22% less than the national average of $696. Wyoming's residential rate is down 1.9% from July 2025, which moves this appliance from $556 to $546 a year.
- Per day
- $1.50
- Per month
- $45.47
- Per year
- $546
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 Wyoming compares
Wyoming pays 14.36¢/kWh, the 11th 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas | 14.33¢ | $45.38 | $545 |
| Oklahoma | 14.35¢ | $45.44 | $545 |
| Wyoming | 14.36¢ | $45.47 | $546 |
| Mississippi | 14.54¢ | $46.04 | $553 |
| Washington | 14.71¢ | $46.58 | $559 |
States ranked by average residential price, cheapest first. See all 51 states for an electric car.
What else costs about the same in Wyoming
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 Wyoming?
- About $45.47 a month, assuming 3,800 kWh a year at 14.36¢/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?
- Wyoming has the 11th cheapest average residential rate in the country, so this appliance costs less here than the U.S. average of $696 a year.