The American Automobile Association (AAA) is adding electric vehicle (EV) charging data to its new Fuel Prices website in addition to providing the nation’s gasoline price information.
The website will provide the average kilowatt-per-hour cost for all levels of public charging by state, including Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3/DC Fast Charging. It will also show the number of public chargers in each state.
Unlike the gas price map, which tracks national, state, county and metro average prices, the EV charging rate map will only supply national and state data at this point. Historical EV price data is not available at this time.
Today’s national average for a kilowatt of electricity at a public charging station is 34 cents. At the pump, the national average for a gallon of gas dropped two cents since last week to $3.06, matching the January low. There are now 28 states with averages below $3.
“One difference drivers may notice is that while gas prices bob and weave daily and require a chart to track, electric charging rates barely budge,” said Andrew Gross, AAA spokesperson. “Over the past six months, AAA has quietly monitored EV charging rates, and they have moved less than a penny. And one important thing to remember, folks, whether you use gasoline or electricity, it’s still a car.”
As of Nov. 21, the nation’s top 10 least expensive states for public charging per kilowatt hour are Kansas (21 cents), Missouri (24 cents), Nebraska (26 cents), North Dakota (27 cents), Texas (28 cents), Utah (29 cents), Vermont (30 cents,) Washington DC (30 cents) and Michigan (30 cents).
The nation’s top 10 most expensive states for public charging per kilowatt hour are Hawaii (56 cents), West Virginia (44 cents), Montana (43 cents), New Hampshire (42 cents), South Carolina (42 cents), Arkansas (42 cents), Kentucky (41 cents), Idaho (41 cents), Alaska (41 cents) and Tennessee (40 cents).
Drivers can find current gas and electric charging prices along their route using the AAA TripTik Travel planner, which also added EV data in August.
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