EV tax credits, EV vs gas, and what home charging costs

The federal EV purchase credits have ended. Regular gas averaged $4.15 a gallon the week of Nov 2, 2026 (EIA), and home electricity prices differ by 3.7 times between the cheapest and dearest state. Every figure has its source and the day we read it.

EV incentives: what is left

Federal dates from the IRS, state programs from AFDC, checked Nov 8, 2026.

Federal

Federal EV tax credits

None open. 30D and 25E ended for vehicles acquired after Sep 30, 2025, 30C for chargers placed in service after Jun 30, 2026.

States

EV incentives in all 50 states and D.C.

14 of 51 list a purchase or lease incentive in AFDC. The other 37 say "none listed" with the check date.

Home charger

Home charger incentives

The 30C credit paid up to $1,000 per charger until it ended. 8 places list a state or local program that is left.

EV vs gas, fuel only

At U.S. averages, a 2026 Tesla Model Y Long Range RWD costs $4.58 per 100 miles to charge at home. A Hyundai Tucson FWD (2.5 L, Front-Wheel Drive) at 28 mpg costs $14.83, using EIA regular gasoline at $4.153 for the week of Nov 2, 2026. Over 12,000 miles that is $549 against $1,780. Change the state, the cars and both prices in the EV vs gas calculator.

Fuel cost per year, 12,000 miles, U.S. average prices

Fuel cost per year, EV against gasTwo columns at U.S. average prices and 12,000 miles. Tesla Model Y Long Range RWD: $549 a year. Hyundai Tucson FWD (2.5 L, Front-Wheel Drive): $1,780 a year.$549EV at home$1,780Gas car
Source: EIA electricity (August 2026) and EIA gasoline, EPA records 49743 and 49453. Read Nov 8, 2026.

Tesla owners can price every 2026 trim in the Tesla charging guide, and the state-by-state guide explains the price table below. The method and every source are on the data page, and the about page says who runs the site.

Home charging cost in all 50 states and D.C., cheapest first

Per year assumes 12,000 miles (assumption, change it in the calculator). Change is against August 2025, a final figure.

Residential electricity price, cents per kWh, August 2026

Residential electricity price by stateHorizontal bars for 51 places, sorted from Nevada at 12.72 cents per kWh to Hawaii at 47.18 cents per kWh. The table below lists the same values.Nevada12.72Louisiana12.87North Dakota13.31Utah13.31Idaho13.37Tennessee13.42Nebraska13.54Kentucky13.80Arkansas14.37Mississippi14.43Wyoming14.43Washington14.63Oklahoma14.82North Carolina14.95Florida14.99Arizona15.05South Dakota15.15Kansas15.47Montana15.57South Carolina15.76Georgia15.90Texas15.91Oregon15.92Missouri16.02West Virginia16.31Alabama16.33New Mexico16.51Indiana17.02Iowa17.06Colorado17.17Minnesota17.20Virginia17.64Delaware18.70Illinois19.32Ohio19.38Wisconsin19.41Maryland21.40Pennsylvania21.77Michigan22.99Vermont23.84Connecticut24.51New Jersey24.61District of Columbia25.98New Hampshire27.64Rhode Island28.18New York28.65Alaska29.41California29.75Massachusetts30.48Maine32.11Hawaii47.18
Source: EIA Electric Power Monthly, Table 5.6.A, residential, August 2026, preliminary. Read Nov 8, 2026.

The same data as a table

Residential electricity price and charging cost by state, 2026 Tesla Model Y Long Range RWD
StateCents/kWhPer 100 miPer yearvs August 2025
Nevada12.72$3.21$385+1.4%
Louisiana12.87$3.24$389+2.5%
North Dakota13.31$3.35$402+2.6%
Utah13.31$3.35$402-2.3%
Idaho13.37$3.37$404+10.7%
Tennessee13.42$3.38$406+2.5%
Nebraska13.54$3.41$409+5.8%
Kentucky13.80$3.48$417+5.3%
Arkansas14.37$3.62$435+7.8%
Mississippi14.43$3.64$436+6.0%
Wyoming14.43$3.64$436+0.7%
Washington14.63$3.69$442+7.2%
Oklahoma14.82$3.73$448+2.8%
North Carolina14.95$3.77$452+2.5%
Florida14.99$3.78$453-2.2%
Arizona15.05$3.79$455-0.3%
South Dakota15.15$3.82$458+9.0%
Kansas15.47$3.90$468+5.6%
Montana15.57$3.92$471+9.0%
South Carolina15.76$3.97$477+4.0%
Georgia15.90$4.01$481+2.3%
Texas15.91$4.01$481+3.3%
Oregon15.92$4.01$481+0.4%
Missouri16.02$4.04$484+4.6%
West Virginia16.31$4.11$493+4.4%
Alabama16.33$4.12$494+0.4%
New Mexico16.51$4.16$499+3.3%
Indiana17.02$4.29$515+5.0%
Iowa17.06$4.30$516+10.2%
Colorado17.17$4.33$519+5.9%
Minnesota17.20$4.33$520+1.8%
Virginia17.64$4.45$533+11.3%
Delaware18.70$4.71$565+11.0%
Illinois19.32$4.87$584+7.2%
Ohio19.38$4.88$586+10.4%
Wisconsin19.41$4.89$587+5.3%
Maryland21.40$5.39$647+7.6%
Pennsylvania21.77$5.49$658+9.2%
Michigan22.99$5.79$695+10.9%
Vermont23.84$6.01$721+7.9%
Connecticut24.51$6.18$741-18.8%
New Jersey24.61$6.20$744-0.4%
District of Columbia25.98$6.55$786+12.1%
New Hampshire27.64$6.97$836+13.1%
Rhode Island28.18$7.10$852+6.2%
New York28.65$7.22$866+7.5%
Alaska29.41$7.41$889+5.8%
California29.75$7.50$900-3.8%
Massachusetts30.48$7.68$922-0.2%
Maine32.11$8.09$971+14.1%
Hawaii47.18$11.89$1,427+22.5%

Cost columns use the 2026 Tesla Model Y Long Range RWD at 25.2 kWh per 100 miles (EPA record 49743, read Nov 8, 2026).