What going electric actually costs.
EV charging, heat pumps, solar — real numbers from live public data (EIA, AAA, DOE), recalculated on a schedule and dated on every page. No hype, no sponsored rankings.
Cost per mile, U.S. average
EIA 18.83¢/kWh (Apr 2026) · AAA $3.81/gal (Jul 4, 2026) · 13,500 mi/yr
1 Live public sources
Every rate, price, and rebate is pulled from primary sources — EIA electricity data, AAA fuel prices, DOE and IRS guidance — not recycled blog claims.
2 Dated and shown
Each page displays when its numbers were last verified. When the federal charger credit expired on June 30, 2026, our pages said so that week.
3 Math you can check
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