Cost to charge an EV in North Dakota (2026)
North Dakota's home electricity price is 12.35¢/kWh. Charging a typical EV runs about $42/month ($504/year), which makes it the cheapest place in the US to charge an EV at home.
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North Dakota · 12.35¢/kWh
$42 /mo
$504 a year to charge at home
- Cost per 100 miles
- $3.71
- Like paying for gas at
- $1.11/gal
- Gas car (30 mpg)
- $1,768/yr
- The EV saves
- +$1,264/yr
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Home charging; public fast charging costs more. Electricity prices: EIA, April 2026.
North Dakota EV charging, by the numbers
- Residential electricity price
- 12.35¢/kWh
- Cost to drive 100 miles
- $3.71
- Gas-equivalent price
- $1.11/gal
- Home charging, per month
- $42
- Home charging, per year
- $504
- Gas car (30 mpg), per year
- $1,768
- The EV saves, per year
- +$1,264
- National rank
- #1 of 51
At 12.35¢/kWh, North Dakota'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 $42/month here, versus about $64/month at the national average. That works out to $3.71 per 100 miles, or a gas-equivalent $1.11/gallon next to a $3.90 pump price for a 30 mpg car.
North Dakota ranks #1 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 North Dakota?
At North Dakota's residential electricity price of 12.35¢/kWh and typical driving (about 13,600 miles a year at 30 kWh/100 miles), charging a typical EV at home costs roughly $42 a month, about $504 a year. Public DC fast charging costs more.
Is it cheaper to charge an EV or buy gas in North Dakota?
For home charging, yes. Charging runs about $504 a year in North Dakota versus roughly $1,768 in gasoline for a 30 mpg car at $3.90 a gallon, a difference of about $1,264 a year.
What is the gas-equivalent price of charging in North Dakota?
About $1.11 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 $3.71 here.
Electricity price for North Dakota: 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.