Cost to charge an electric car in Vermont (2026)
Vermont's home electricity price is 23.75¢/kWh. Charging a typical electric car (EV) runs about $81/month ($969/year), which makes it the 40th cheapest of the 50 states and DC.
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Vermont · 23.75¢/kWh
$81 /mo
$969 a year to charge at home
- Cost per 100 miles
- $7.13
- Like paying for gas at
- $2.14/gal
- Gas car (30 mpg)
- $1,981/yr
- The EV saves
- +$1,012/yr
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Home charging; public fast charging costs more. Electricity prices: EIA, July 2026.
Vermont EV charging, by the numbers
- Residential electricity price
- 23.75¢/kWh
- Cost to drive 100 miles
- $7.13
- Gas-equivalent price
- $2.14/gal
- Home charging, per month
- $81
- Home charging, per year
- $969
- Regular gas, New England region (week of September 28, 2026)
- $4.37/gal
- Gas car (30 mpg) at that price, per year
- $1,981
- The EV saves, per year
- +$1,012
- National rank
- #40 of 51
At 23.75¢/kWh, Vermont's residential electricity price sits above the US average of 18.31¢/kWh. Charging a typical EV (13,600 mi/yr at 30 kWh/100 mi) at home costs about $81/month here, versus about $62/month at the national average. That works out to $7.13 per 100 miles, or a gas-equivalent $2.14/gallon next to a $4.37 pump price for a 30 mpg car.
Gas prices use the EIA weekly retail average for regular gasoline in the New England region: $4.37 a gallon in the week of September 28, 2026. At that price a 30 mpg car costs about $1,981 a year to fuel, so charging at home in Vermont saves about $1,012 a year.
Vermont ranks #40 of the 50 states and DC, cheapest to priciest. The cheapest is Louisiana at $3.82 per 100 miles; the most expensive is Hawaii at $14.40.
Vermont electricity price, last 12 months
Vermont's residential electricity price was 23.75¢/kWh in July 2026, up 7.3% from 22.14¢ in July 2025. At typical driving that moves home charging from $75 to $81 a month.
| Month | ¢/kWh | Cost per 100 mi | Home charging per month |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 2026 | 23.75 | $7.13 | $81 |
| June 2026 | 24.44 | $7.33 | $83 |
| May 2026 | 24.89 | $7.47 | $85 |
| April 2026 | 24.56 | $7.37 | $84 |
| March 2026 | 24.11 | $7.23 | $82 |
| February 2026 | 23.27 | $6.98 | $79 |
| January 2026 | 23.29 | $6.99 | $79 |
| December 2025 | 23.22 | $6.97 | $79 |
| November 2025 | 24.17 | $7.25 | $82 |
| October 2025 | 24.78 | $7.43 | $84 |
| September 2025 | 23.92 | $7.18 | $81 |
| August 2025 | 22.27 | $6.68 | $76 |
| July 2025 | 22.14 | $6.64 | $75 |
Source: US EIA Open Data API, electricity retail sales, residential sector. The EIA revises recent months after first release.
Vermont vs the rest of the New England region
Vermont is the cheapest of the 6 New England states to charge an electric car at home (EIA PADD 1A). Regular gas across the New England region averaged $4.37 a gallon in the week of September 28, 2026.
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Frequently asked questions
How much does it cost to charge an electric car in Vermont?
At Vermont's residential electricity price of 23.75¢/kWh and typical driving (about 13,600 miles a year at 30 kWh/100 miles), charging a typical EV at home costs roughly $81 a month, about $969 a year. Public DC fast charging costs more.
Is it cheaper to charge an EV or buy gas in Vermont?
For home charging, yes. Charging runs about $969 a year in Vermont versus roughly $1,981 in gasoline for a 30 mpg car at $4.37 a gallon (the EIA weekly regular gas price for the New England region), a difference of about $1,012 a year.
What is the gas-equivalent price of charging in Vermont?
About $2.14 per gas-equivalent gallon: the electricity to drive as far as one gallon of gas carries a 30 mpg car. Compare that to regular gas at $4.37 a gallon in the week of September 28, 2026, the price for the New England region. Driving 100 miles on electricity costs about $7.13 here.
Is it getting more expensive to charge an EV in Vermont?
Vermont's residential electricity price was 23.75¢/kWh in July 2026, up 7.3% from 22.14¢ in July 2025. At typical driving that moves home charging from $75 to $81 a month.
Electricity price for Vermont: US Energy Information Administration, Electric Power Monthly, Table 5.6.A, July 2026. Gas price: US EIA, Weekly Retail Gasoline and Diesel Prices, New England region, week of September 28, 2026. Charging and gas figures are estimates for typical US driving; see how the numbers are built. Home charging; public fast charging costs more.