Cost to charge an EV in Alabama (2026)
Alabama's home electricity price is 17.41¢/kWh. Charging a typical EV runs about $59/month ($710/year), which makes it the 31st cheapest of the 50 states and DC.
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Alabama · 17.41¢/kWh
$59 /mo
$710 a year to charge at home
- Cost per 100 miles
- $5.22
- Like paying for gas at
- $1.57/gal
- Gas car (30 mpg)
- $1,768/yr
- The EV saves
- +$1,058/yr
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Home charging; public fast charging costs more. Electricity prices: EIA, April 2026.
Alabama EV charging, by the numbers
- Residential electricity price
- 17.41¢/kWh
- Cost to drive 100 miles
- $5.22
- Gas-equivalent price
- $1.57/gal
- Home charging, per month
- $59
- Home charging, per year
- $710
- Gas car (30 mpg), per year
- $1,768
- The EV saves, per year
- +$1,058
- National rank
- #31 of 51
At 17.41¢/kWh, Alabama's residential electricity price sits below the US average of 18.83¢/kWh. Charging a typical EV (13,600 mi/yr at 30 kWh/100 mi) at home costs about $59/month here, versus about $64/month at the national average. That works out to $5.22 per 100 miles, or a gas-equivalent $1.57/gallon next to a $3.90 pump price for a 30 mpg car.
Alabama ranks #31 of the 50 states and DC, cheapest to priciest. The cheapest is North Dakota at $3.71 per 100 miles; the most expensive is Hawaii at $13.99.
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Frequently asked questions
How much does it cost to charge an EV in Alabama?
At Alabama's residential electricity price of 17.41¢/kWh and typical driving (about 13,600 miles a year at 30 kWh/100 miles), charging a typical EV at home costs roughly $59 a month, about $710 a year. Public DC fast charging costs more.
Is it cheaper to charge an EV or buy gas in Alabama?
For home charging, yes. Charging runs about $710 a year in Alabama versus roughly $1,768 in gasoline for a 30 mpg car at $3.90 a gallon, a difference of about $1,058 a year.
What is the gas-equivalent price of charging in Alabama?
About $1.57 per gas-equivalent gallon: the electricity to drive as far as one gallon of gas carries a 30 mpg car. Compare that to the $3.90 pump price. Driving 100 miles on electricity costs about $5.22 here.
Electricity price for Alabama: US Energy Information Administration, Electric Power Monthly, Table 5.6.A, April 2026. Charging and gas figures are estimates for typical US driving; see how the numbers are built. Home charging; public fast charging costs more.