Most Expensive States to Charge a Chevrolet Equinox EV
#1: Hawaii at $1,828/year. That is 3.8× what the cheapest state pays. For each state we compute the home Level 2 charging cost for a Chevrolet Equinox EV (85 kWh battery, 3.4 mi/kWh EPA efficiency) driving 12,000 miles per year, at the state's average residential rate. Charging losses of ~10% are accounted for. State electricity prices come from the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s Electric Power Monthly, Table 5.6.A (April 2026). See our methodology for the full formula.Rank State Rate (¢/kWh) Annual home charging cost 1 Hawaii 46.62 $1,828/year 2 California 35.25 $1,382/year 3 Connecticut 32.24 $1,264/year 4 New York 29.45 $1,155/year 5 Massachusetts 29.45 $1,155/year 6 Maine 28.42 $1,115/year 7 Rhode Island 28.30 $1,110/year 8 Alaska 27.35 $1,073/year 9 New Hampshire 27.24 $1,068/year 10 District of Columbia 25.41 $996/year 11 Vermont 24.56 $963/year 12 New Jersey 23.53 $923/year 13 Maryland 22.07 $865/year 14 Pennsylvania 21.47 $842/year 15 Michigan 21.39 $839/year 16 Illinois 20.47 $803/year 17 Ohio 19.49 $764/year 18 Wisconsin 19.21 $753/year 19 Delaware 18.79 $737/year 20 Indiana 17.90 $702/year 21 Alabama 17.41 $683/year 22 Virginia 17.38 $682/year 23 South Carolina 17.06 $669/year 24 Texas 16.99 $666/year 25 Mississippi 16.76 $657/year 26 Colorado 16.54 $649/year 27 Minnesota 16.39 $643/year 28 North Carolina 16.25 $637/year 29 West Virginia 16.06 $630/year 30 Oregon 15.78 $619/year 31 Kansas 15.78 $619/year 32 Arizona 15.48 $607/year 33 Florida 15.38 $603/year 34 Georgia 15.37 $603/year 35 New Mexico 15.15 $594/year 36 Kentucky 15.02 $589/year 37 Tennessee 14.94 $586/year 38 Wyoming 14.68 $576/year 39 South Dakota 14.52 $569/year 40 Louisiana 14.44 $566/year 41 Washington 14.36 $563/year 42 Nevada 14.29 $560/year 43 Arkansas 14.16 $555/year 44 Missouri 14.01 $549/year 45 Montana 13.90 $545/year 46 Iowa 13.86 $544/year 47 Oklahoma 13.31 $522/year 48 Utah 13.29 $521/year 49 Nebraska 13.28 $521/year 50 Idaho 12.70 $498/year 51 North Dakota 12.35 $484/year How we calculated this