ANNUAL SAVINGS
$891/yr
EV savings, instantly
Your EV answer is already on screen.
Preloaded with your state electricity rates and a 2026 Tesla Model 3 Premium RWD. Change any input, the answer changes with you.
35 mi
5 mi120 mi
Compare to a different gas car
$/gal
US average $4.28 (EIA, week of Oct 19)
MPG
28 avg, 35 Corolla, 18 pickup
Savings verdict
YOU SAVE$891/year
Versus a 28 MPG gas car in California at $4.28/gal. Over 5 years, that is $4,454 you keep in your pocket.
46%
FUEL CUT
COST PER MILE
$0.083 EV
GAS
$0.15
EV
$0.08
5 YEAR SAVINGS
$4,454 total
ANNUAL ENERGY
3,194 kWh
Live savings meter
GAS1,953/yr
SAVES
891
/yr
EV1,062/yr
Recently updated
- EV Charging Cost Calculator updated
- EV Charging Time Calculator updated
- Hybrid vs Gas Calculator updated
All calculators
Every EV question, one tool each.
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Live Data + Unique Tools
- Will I Make It Home?Real-world arrival SOC with temperature, speed, and heat load.
- Winter Range ForecastRange forecast by ZIP with cold-weather retention data.
- Charge Curve SimulatorReal DCFC curves for 15 popular EVs, full-session chart.
- Panel Load CheckNEC 220.83 + 625.42 worksheet. Can your panel take a Level 2?
- EV Tire CostThe hidden line item on the EV ledger nobody tells you about.
Money in, money out
Cost & Savings
- Charging CostYour monthly bill impact by car, state, and habits.
- Gas vs ElectricThe fuel savings number, side by side.
- EV vs HybridThe middle-ground math nobody runs.
- Hybrid vs GasHybrid premium, fuel savings, and the payback year.
- Total Cost of Ownership5 years, purchase to resale, every line.
- Lease vs BuyBreak even month, cash flow, depreciation risk.
- Payback PeriodWhen the EV premium pays for itself.
- Commute CostPer-trip fuel and wear math for your route.
- Used EV ValueResidual, battery health, and fair-price math.
- Tax CreditsWhat ended federally, and state incentives that still apply.
Plug in the math
Charging
Can you make it?
Range & Trips
Make the grid work
Solar & Energy
- Solar + EVHow much panel for how many EV miles.
- Solar Panel SizingkW from roof, peak sun hours, annual yield.
- Solar PaybackPost-ITC repeal math for homeowners.
- Solar + BatteryStorage sizing, self-consumption ratio.
- Solar vs Grid CostLevelized cost, head to head.
- Battery DegradationCalendar + cycle aging over a decade.
- Carbon FootprintGrid mix vs gas, lbs of CO2 per year.
- Fleet CalculatorDepot charging math for small business fleets.
State guides
EV charging cost, state by state.
Electricity rates vary by 3x across the country. Your state decides how fast the math works in your favor.