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Planning your electric vehicle getaway
By CliftonWP Updated 28 March 2021
Reviewed By MARGARET JAMES
Fact Checked By Vikki Velasquez
If you’re planning on a road trip with your electric vehicles (EV), you’ll want to prepare for the cost of charging. Calculating the cost of that can be tricky. There are multiple types of chargers and charging networks, and the costs of electricity vary from state to state.
Many EVs now can range more than 200 miles per charge.1 For major trips, you’ll likely have to charge your vehicle several times.
In general, it will cost between $10 and $30 to charge your EV while on the road, depending on what level of charger you are using.2 That makes the cost of an EV road trip comparable with that of the same journey in a gas-powered car. There are, however, plenty of factors that can complicate this apparently simple math.
- Charging your EV at a commercial charger on a road trip can cost between $10 and $30 when using a level 3 charger.
- Charging costs can vary a lot depending on a variety of factors such as your location and the kind of chargers you use.
- That can make the cost of a road trip in an EV higher than the cost of using a conventional vehicle.
- In order to limit costs, try using apps such as A Better Route Planner or PlugShare to plan a route that takes in charging stations; use supermarket and hotel chargers when possible.
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How Much Does It Cost to Charge an Electric Car?
The average cost of charging an EV at a commercial charger, from almost empty to almost full, is between $10 and $30. Keep in mind that charging your EV on a road trip—that is, at a commercial charger—costs significantly more than charging it at home.
At the same time, fueling costs vary much more for EVs than for ICE (internal combustion engine) vehicles. This is due to multiple factors:
- Wide variation in electrical power costs: Commercial charger rates are often double or triple those of residential rates. Even commercial charger rates can vary more than 50% within the same network. In comparison, gas prices vary by about 10% or less.
- Charger and battery varieties: Charging speed varies with the type of charger, level of charge in the battery, temperature, and the working status of the charger. This can make the time it takes to charge your battery vary considerably as well.
- Pricing: Pricing at commercial chargers is often not directly comparable because there are different pricing systems. These typically involve some combination of per kWh, per unit time, and per session costs. This produces charging costs that vary considerably when calculated on a per kWh basis (the amount of charge you get per $1.)3
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- Remain Top of Mind
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