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Cost to run an electric car in Florida (June 2026 rates)
At 15.10¢ per kilowatt-hour — Florida's average residential price in June 2026 — running an electric car costs $574 a year. That is 18% less than the national average of $697. Florida's residential rate is down 1.6% from June 2025, which moves this appliance from $583 to $574 a year.
- Per day
- $1.57
- Per month
- $47.82
- Per year
- $574
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 Florida compares
Florida pays 15.10¢/kWh, the 15th cheapest residential electricity of the 51 U.S. jurisdictions EIA reports. For this appliance that works out to $123 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington | 14.91¢ | $47.22 | $567 |
| New Mexico | 15.06¢ | $47.69 | $572 |
| Florida | 15.10¢ | $47.82 | $574 |
| Montana | 15.14¢ | $47.94 | $575 |
| Arizona | 15.18¢ | $48.07 | $577 |
States ranked by average residential price, cheapest first. See all 51 states for an electric car.
What else costs about the same in Florida
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 Florida?
- About $47.82 a month, assuming 3,800 kWh a year at 15.10¢/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?
- Florida has the 15th cheapest average residential rate in the country, so this appliance costs less here than the U.S. average of $697 a year.