Full Data Tables for Gas Vs Electricity Snapshot Price Cost Comparison Summer 2016
Transparency is good. Below is the full pricing and fuel economy data used for the post “Driving on Electricity is Cheaper Than Gas in All 50 States”
Note: the abbreviation “VMT” used in the article data tables stands for “Vehicle Miles Traveled” and is calculated by dividing the total vehicle miles driven per year in a given state divided by the total number of registered drivers.
*The EV efficiency rating for grid energy is different than the efficiency rating for miles per kWh of vehicle battery capacity. The US Dept of Energy data used accounts for miles per kWh drawn from the grid. 2.86 miles / kwh is the average efficiency of light duty passenger EVs sold in the united states since 2012.
Sources
- Electricity prices: US Energy Information Administration eia.gov
- Gas car fuel economy: US Department of Transportation www.rita.dot.gov
- Electric car fuel economy: US Department of Energy www.fueleconomy.gov
- Gas Price Snapshot: Consumer reported prices on 8/23/16 gasbuddy.com
- Time of Use Plans for EV Drivers: fleetcarma.com
- Electric car fuel economy (mass produced pure electric cars sold in the US since 2012) www.fueleconomy.gov
Data
| State | Average retail residential electricity price (cents/kWh) | Average consumer reported gas price 8/23/16 ($ / gal) | Average US fleet fuel economy for light duty passenger vehicles | Average EPA fuel economy for US light duty passenger vehicles (except trucks) in 2014 | Electric vehicle fuel economy (miles / kWh from the grid) | Average vehicle miles driven / registered driver / year | Total gas driving fuel cost ($/year) | Total electricity driving fuel cost ($ / yr) | Savings for electric drivers ($/yr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 12.10 | 1.93 | 21.4 | 36.4 | 2.9 | 16,382 | $1,475.90 | $692.59 | $783.32 |
| Alaska | 20.91 | 2.51 | 21.4 | 36.4 | 2.9 | 10,072 | $1,181.35 | $735.86 | $445.49 |
| Arizona | 12.94 | 2.05 | 21.4 | 36.4 | 2.9 | 12,735 | $1,219.93 | $575.78 | $644.16 |
| Arkansas | 10.19 | 2.02 | 21.4 | 36.4 | 2.9 | 14,070 | $1,324.81 | $500.95 | $823.87 |
| California | 17.74 | 2.67 | 21.4 | 36.4 | 2.9 | 11,979 | $1,495.13 | $742.50 | $752.63 |
| Colorado | 11.67 | 2.15 | 21.4 | 36.4 | 2.9 | 12,574 | $1,260.34 | $512.71 | $747.64 |
| Connecticut | 21.63 | 2.27 | 21.4 | 36.4 | 2.9 | 11,602 | $1,230.10 | $876.80 | $353.30 |
| Delaware | 14.54 | 2.10 | 21.4 | 36.4 | 2.9 | 13,508 | $1,322.41 | $686.25 | $636.16 |
| Florida | 10.86 | 2.20 | 21.4 | 36.4 | 2.9 | 7,458 | $766.06 | $283.01 | $483.05 |
| Georgia | 11.51 | 2.10 | 21.4 | 36.4 | 2.9 | 11,940 | $1,168.87 | $480.17 | $688.70 |
| Hawaii | 26.87 | 2.73 | 21.4 | 36.4 | 2.9 | 16,799 | $2,142.25 | $1,577.15 | $565.11 |
| Idaho | 10.14 | 2.45 | 21.4 | 36.4 | 2.9 | 9,002 | $1,030.62 | $318.94 | $711.68 |
| Illinois | 13.30 | 2.30 | 21.4 | 36.4 | 2.9 | 13,967 | $1,498.51 | $649.05 | $849.46 |
| Indiana | 11.81 | 2.19 | 21.4 | 36.4 | 2.9 | 10,794 | $1,104.11 | $445.40 | $658.70 |
| Iowa | 13.01 | 2.25 | 21.4 | 36.4 | 2.9 | 15,135 | $1,587.76 | $687.99 | $899.77 |
| Kansas | 13.79 | 2.14 | 21.4 | 36.4 | 2.9 | 12,904 | $1,290.96 | $621.72 | $669.23 |
| Kentucky | 10.51 | 2.17 | 21.4 | 36.4 | 2.9 | 13,669 | $1,384.11 | $501.94 | $882.17 |
| Louisiana | 9.28 | 2.00 | 21.4 | 36.4 | 2.9 | 14,806 | $1,381.70 | $480.09 | $901.61 |
| Maine | 15.93 | 2.20 | 21.4 | 36.4 | 2.9 | 12,032 | $1,235.82 | $669.70 | $566.12 |
| Maryland | 14.70 | 2.18 | 21.4 | 36.4 | 2.9 | 14,050 | $1,427.93 | $721.61 | $706.32 |
| Massachusetts | 19.06 | 2.14 | 21.4 | 36.4 | 2.9 | 12,282 | $1,229.40 | $817.96 | $411.44 |
| Michigan | 15.33 | 2.30 | 21.4 | 36.4 | 2.9 | 10,542 | $1,132.07 | $564.68 | $567.39 |
| Minnesota | 13.05 | 2.23 | 21.4 | 36.4 | 2.9 | 12,820 | $1,334.13 | $584.56 | $749.58 |
| Mississippi | 10.88 | 1.95 | 21.4 | 36.4 | 2.9 | 13,905 | $1,268.30 | $528.58 | $739.73 |
| Missouri | 11.93 | 2.11 | 21.4 | 36.4 | 2.9 | 16,452 | $1,624.43 | $685.77 | $938.66 |
| Montana | 11.42 | 2.30 | 21.4 | 36.4 | 2.9 | 15,630 | $1,682.76 | $623.65 | $1,059.11 |
| Nebraska | 11.05 | 2.22 | 21.4 | 36.4 | 2.9 | 14,097 | $1,465.03 | $544.27 | $920.77 |
| Nevada | 12.09 | 2.42 | 21.4 | 36.4 | 2.9 | 13,750 | $1,554.89 | $580.83 | $974.06 |
| New Hampshire | 18.54 | 2.12 | 21.4 | 36.4 | 2.9 | 11,469 | $1,134.02 | $742.94 | $391.08 |
| New Jersey | 15.40 | 1.99 | 21.4 | 36.4 | 2.9 | 12,509 | $1,160.87 | $673.07 | $487.80 |
| New Mexico | 11.35 | 2.12 | 21.4 | 36.4 | 2.9 | 10,305 | $1,020.87 | $408.66 | $612.20 |
| New York | 17.73 | 2.32 | 21.4 | 36.4 | 2.9 | 16,613 | $1,797.17 | $1,029.16 | $768.01 |
| North Carolina | 11.41 | 2.06 | 21.4 | 36.4 | 2.9 | 8,722 | $837.95 | $347.71 | $490.24 |
| North Dakota | 11.07 | 2.24 | 21.4 | 36.4 | 2.9 | 14,227 | $1,491.87 | $550.29 | $941.58 |
| Ohio | 13.02 | 2.18 | 21.4 | 36.4 | 2.9 | 14,376 | $1,464.52 | $654.01 | $810.51 |
| Oklahoma | 10.73 | 2.06 | 21.4 | 36.4 | 2.9 | 12,048 | $1,159.15 | $451.67 | $707.48 |
| Oregon | 10.80 | 2.44 | 21.4 | 36.4 | 2.9 | 16,262 | $1,851.91 | $613.66 | $1,238.26 |
| Pennsylvania | 14.42 | 2.31 | 21.4 | 36.4 | 2.9 | 13,098 | $1,410.75 | $659.91 | $750.85 |
| Rhode Island | 18.02 | 2.18 | 21.4 | 36.4 | 2.9 | 10,557 | $1,076.39 | $664.67 | $411.72 |
| South Carolina | 12.54 | 1.91 | 21.4 | 36.4 | 2.9 | 10,108 | $899.77 | $442.86 | $456.90 |
| South Dakota | 12.12 | 2.26 | 21.4 | 36.4 | 2.9 | 14,619 | $1,540.45 | $619.07 | $921.38 |
| Tennessee | 10.25 | 2.00 | 21.4 | 36.4 | 2.9 | 14,614 | $1,365.75 | $523.36 | $842.39 |
| Texas | 11.11 | 2.00 | 21.4 | 36.4 | 2.9 | 14,785 | $1,381.04 | $573.91 | $807.13 |
| Utah | 11.01 | 2.27 | 21.4 | 36.4 | 2.9 | 14,090 | $1,492.66 | $542.04 | $950.62 |
| Vermont | 17.79 | 2.20 | 21.4 | 36.4 | 2.9 | 14,132 | $1,454.14 | $878.42 | $575.72 |
| Virginia | 12.03 | 1.98 | 21.4 | 36.4 | 2.9 | 14,219 | $1,314.94 | $597.67 | $717.27 |
| Washington | 9.54 | 2.59 | 21.4 | 36.4 | 2.9 | 13,529 | $1,638.00 | $450.95 | $1,187.05 |
| West Virginia | 11.41 | 2.15 | 21.4 | 36.4 | 2.9 | 11,713 | $1,178.98 | $466.96 | $712.01 |
| Wisconsin | 14.98 | 2.22 | 21.4 | 36.4 | 2.9 | 13,225 | $1,374.38 | $692.19 | $682.20 |
| Wyoming | 11.53 | 2.21 | 21.4 | 36.4 | 2.9 | 13,776 | $1,424.57 | $554.97 | $869.60 |
| United States | 13.50 | 2.20 | 21.4 | 36.4 | 2.9 | 13,079 | $1,345.80 | $616.57 | $729.22 |