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

About $42.72 a month, assuming 3,800 kWh a year at 13.49¢/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 4th cheapest average residential rate in the country, so this appliance costs less here than the U.S. average of $697 a year.

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

At 13.49¢ per kilowatt-hour — Louisiana's average residential price in June 2026 — running an electric car costs $513 a year. That is 26% less than the national average of $697. Louisiana's residential rate is up 5.9% from June 2025, which moves this appliance from $484 to $513 a year.

Per day: $1.40
Per month: $42.72
Per year: $513

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 13.49¢/kWh, the 4th cheapest residential electricity of the 51 U.S. jurisdictions EIA reports. For this appliance that works out to $184 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
Nebraska	13.25¢	$41.96	$504
Utah	13.37¢	$42.34	$508
Louisiana	13.49¢	$42.72	$513
Tennessee	14.07¢	$44.55	$535
North Dakota	14.12¢	$44.71	$537

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$472 a year in LA Hot tub$337 a year in LA Central air conditioner$317 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 $42.72 a month, assuming 3,800 kWh a year at 13.49¢/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 4th cheapest average residential rate in the country, so this appliance costs less here than the U.S. average of $697 a year.