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Would an EV save you money?
Pick your car — or leave it, and we'll use a typical 26-mpg sedan.
1Which EVa typical midsize EV is assumed until you pick one
Any fully electric model since 2011 — hybrids and plug-in hybrids now live on the Hybrid page. The EPA supplies the figures.
2How you'd chargehome share, rates, and the charger itself
A Level 2 install averaged about $1,700 in Florida in 2026. Some utilities rent you one for $27–36 a month instead — $324–432 a year, forever.
3The honest linesinsurance, maintenance, state fees
EV premiums often run 15–25% higher. Only a real quote for the exact model settles it.
Defaults follow AAA's Your Driving Costs averages. Your service records beat ours.
4Your home powersolar, batteries, and whether the car can be the battery
5The receiptevery line, one-time costs, payback, incentives
| Per year | Gas car | EV | Difference |
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One-time lines sit outside the yearly number on purpose — they're paid once, so they appear as payback. Not modeled: purchase price, depreciation, financing, resale. Running cost, not total cost of ownership.
From the U.S. Department of Energy's Alternative Fuels Data Center.
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