{"id":2135,"date":"2026-03-19T05:09:45","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T09:09:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.salaryfor.com\/blog\/?p=2135"},"modified":"2026-04-07T08:02:53","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T12:02:53","slug":"is-public-ev-charging-cheaper-than-gas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/salaryfor.com\/blog\/is-public-ev-charging-cheaper-than-gas\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Public EV Charging Cheaper than Gas?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>By <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/salaryfor.com\/\">SalaryFor.com &#8211; real salaries for all professions<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Electric vehicles (EVs) are often said to be cheaper to operate than gas cars\u2014but are they or is that hype?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This comparison assumes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>12,000 miles driven per year<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>25 mpg gas car<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Public fast charging only<\/strong> (closest time approximation to gas)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Public Charging vs. Gas (Cost + Time)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><td><strong>Option<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Yearly Cost<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Time per Stop<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Compared to Gas<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Gas Car ($3.25\/gal)<\/td><td>~$1,560<\/td><td>~5 minutes<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>EV (Typical Fast)<\/td><td>~$1,350<\/td><td>25\u201335 minutes<\/td><td>Save ~$200<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Gas Car ($4.00\/gal)<\/td><td>~$1,920<\/td><td>~5 minutes<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>EV (Typical Fast)<\/td><td>~$1,350<\/td><td>25\u201335 minutes<\/td><td>Save ~$570<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\"><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What This Means<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\ude97 Driving Assumption Matters<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>All the savings above are based on driving <strong>12,000 miles per year<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>If you drive <strong>more<\/strong>, you save more (or spend more)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If you drive <strong>less<\/strong>, the savings shrink<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\udcb0 Cost Comparison<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>At <strong>$3.25\/gallon<\/strong>:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>EV saves about <strong>$200 per year<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>At <strong>$4.00\/gallon<\/strong>:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>EV savings increase to about <strong>$570 per year<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udc49 The more expensive gas gets\u2014and the more you drive\u2014the more EVs tend to save.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u23f1\ufe0f Time Comparison<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Gas fill-up: about <strong>5 minutes<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fast charging: about <strong>25\u201335 minutes<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udc49 The trade-off remains the same:<br><strong>Lower cost vs. significantly longer stops<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Big Picture<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>At <strong>lower gas prices (~$3.25)<\/strong>:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Savings are <strong>modest<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>At <strong>higher gas prices (~$4.00)<\/strong>:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Savings become <strong>somewhat more noticeable<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Regardless of price:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Fast charging takes <strong>much longer than refueling with gas<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Important Disclaimer<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This comparison does <strong>NOT<\/strong> include insurance costs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In many cases, EV insurance can be <strong>higher than gas cars<\/strong>, sometimes <strong>significantly higher<\/strong>, due to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>More expensive repairs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Specialized parts and labor<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Higher replacement costs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udc49 Because of this, the overall cost difference between EVs and gas cars may be <strong>smaller\u2014or even reversed\u2014once insurance is included<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bottom Line<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Based on <strong>12,000 miles per year<\/strong>:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>At <strong>$3.25 gas<\/strong>, EVs save about <strong>$200 per year<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>At <strong>$4.00 gas<\/strong>, EVs save about <strong>$570 per year<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>But:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>You spend <strong>5\u00d7\u20137\u00d7 more time<\/strong> per stop charging vs. fueling<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>And:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Insurance and other costs can significantly affect total savings<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/salaryfor.com\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/salaryfor.com\/\">click here for more salary information<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By SalaryFor.com &#8211; real salaries for all professions Electric vehicles (EVs) are often said to be cheaper to operate than gas cars\u2014but are they or is that hype? This comparison assumes: Public Charging vs. Gas (Cost + Time) Option Yearly Cost Time per Stop Compared to Gas Gas Car ($3.25\/gal) ~$1,560 ~5 minutes EV (Typical [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4203],"tags":[4139,4158],"class_list":["post-2135","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-finance","tag-ev-versus-gas","tag-public-ev-charging"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/salaryfor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2135","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/salaryfor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/salaryfor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/salaryfor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/salaryfor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2135"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/salaryfor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2135\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2355,"href":"https:\/\/salaryfor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2135\/revisions\/2355"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/salaryfor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2135"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/salaryfor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2135"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/salaryfor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2135"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}