Tesla vs Gas Cost by State (2026)

Whether a Tesla beats a gas car depends heavily on where you live — gas and electricity prices, EV registration fees, vehicle sales tax, and insurance all swing the math. The table below covers all 51 US jurisdictions with their key 2026 numbers. 15 states have a full write-up with a cost calculator preloaded for that state (linked below) — and picking any state in the main calculator auto-loads its figures.

State	Gas/gal	Elec/kWh	EV fee/yr	Sales tax	Model Y insurance
Alabama	$3.53	$0.172	$203	2%	~$1,408
Alaska	$4.98	$0.272	—	0%	~$1,320
Arizona	$4.16	$0.156	—	5.6%	~$2,112
Arkansas	$3.54	$0.136	$200	6.5%	~$1,452
California	$5.56	$0.334	$121	7.25%	~$1,980
Colorado	$3.89	$0.167	$126	2.9%	~$1,914
Connecticut	$4.05	$0.305	—	7.75%	~$2,398
Delaware	$3.79	$0.176	$110	0%	~$2,618
District of Columbia	$4.20	$0.250	—	6%	~$1,892
Florida	$3.68	$0.149	—	6%	~$3,696
Georgia	$3.63	$0.150	$235	7%	~$2,332
Hawaii	$5.54	$0.422	$50	4%	~$1,474
Idaho	$4.22	$0.130	$140	6%	~$1,364
Illinois	$4.19	$0.189	$100	6.25%	~$1,562
Indiana	$3.32	$0.178	$230	7%	~$1,606
Iowa	$3.53	$0.134	$130	5%	~$1,364
Kansas	$3.60	$0.153	$100	6.5%	~$1,452
Kentucky	$3.55	$0.149	$126	6%	~$1,980
Louisiana	$3.51	$0.142	$110	5%	~$3,652
Maine	$4.00	$0.283	—	5.5%	~$1,166
Maryland	$3.81	$0.222	$125	6%	~$2,464
Massachusetts	$4.04	$0.302	—	6.25%	~$1,738
Michigan	$4.10	$0.212	$267	6%	~$2,332
Minnesota	$3.70	$0.151	$150	6.88%	~$1,562
Mississippi	$3.53	$0.163	$150	5%	~$1,496
Missouri	$3.60	$0.134	$150	4.22%	~$1,936
Montana	$4.03	$0.135	$130	0%	~$1,320
Nebraska	$3.67	$0.131	$150	5.5%	~$1,386
Nevada	$4.75	$0.142	—	6.85%	~$3,322
New Hampshire	$3.99	$0.269	$100	0%	~$1,320
New Jersey	$3.96	$0.235	$270	6.63%	~$3,542
New Mexico	$3.88	$0.148	—	4%	~$1,518
New York	$4.22	$0.285	—	4%	~$2,750
North Carolina	$3.53	$0.160	$215	3%	~$1,474
North Dakota	$3.75	$0.119	$120	5%	~$1,408
Ohio	$3.89	$0.188	$200	5.75%	~$1,320
Oklahoma	$3.43	$0.136	$110	4.5%	~$1,782
Oregon	$4.83	$0.149	$145	0%	~$1,782
Pennsylvania	$4.09	$0.209	$250	6%	~$2,200
Rhode Island	$3.90	$0.299	$200	7%	~$1,892
South Carolina	$3.51	$0.165	$60	1.2%	~$1,870
South Dakota	$3.83	$0.143	$50	4%	~$1,474
Tennessee	$3.49	$0.151	$200	7%	~$1,320
Texas	$3.39	$0.164	$200	6.25%	~$2,200
Utah	$4.04	$0.132	$180	4.85%	~$1,848
Vermont	$4.12	$0.241	$89	6%	~$1,166
Virginia	$3.75	$0.171	$132	4.15%	~$1,452
Washington	$5.32	$0.144	$225	6.5%	~$1,606
West Virginia	$3.90	$0.164	$200	6%	~$1,408
Wisconsin	$3.72	$0.188	$175	5%	~$1,474
Wyoming	$4.09	$0.136	$200	4%	~$1,188

2026 estimates: energy from AAA/EIA, registration fees from NCSL/state DOT sources, sales tax from state schedules, insurance from state-average full-coverage data. Model Y insurance is the national baseline scaled by each state's average. The $7,500 federal EV credit ended September 30, 2025.

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