EV charging cost in California
973 of the 1,688 public stations in California quote a price per kilowatt-hour. The median is $0.38, $0.03 above the national median of $0.35.
- Median
- $0.38/kWh
- Priced stations
- 973of 1,688
- Listed range
- $0.10–$2.00
- $0.40 or less
- 57759%
How California compares
California has the 11th lowest median among the 17 states with a large enough sample to rank. The national median is $0.35 across 3,805 priced stations. A median is the middle of the listed tariffs, not a quote: networks set their own prices, and a session or idle fee can be added on top.
Open California in the directoryWhat each network charges
| Network | Median | Priced |
|---|---|---|
| Chargie | $0.24 | 10 |
| Noodoe EV | $0.29 | 10 |
| ChargePoint | $0.35 | 546 |
| PowerFlex | $0.35 | 69 |
| EVPassport | $0.35 | 10 |
| EVCS | $0.39 | 10 |
| EV Connect | $0.40 | 10 |
| XEAL Energy | $0.40 | 7 |
| EvGateway | $0.40 | 5 |
| Epic Charging | $0.40 | 5 |
| JOLT | $0.43 | 32 |
| InCharge | $0.45 | 6 |
| Blink | $0.49 | 48 |
| Tesla Destination | $0.49 | 15 |
| EV Range | $0.56 | 6 |
| EVOLV | $0.65 | 9 |
A network needs five priced stations in the state to appear here. One station can name more than one operator, so it can count under more than one row.
Cheapest and dearest listings
Per kWh, as listedWhat the number includes
Only per-kWh tariffs are used. A value is treated as a listed price when it is greater than zero and no more than $2.00 per kWh; anything outside that band reads as “price not listed” rather than being corrected or guessed. Session fees, connection fees, idle fees and parking charges are not included, and networks that bill by the minute or by the session are not converted.
California has 973 priced stations, enough to compare with another state.
Questions
How much does EV charging cost in California?
973 of the 1,688 public EV charging stations in California quote a per-kWh price. The median is $0.38, the cheapest is $0.10 and the dearest is $2.00. The national median is $0.35.
Which charging network is cheapest in California?
Chargie has the lowest median among networks with at least five priced stations in California, at $0.24 per kWh across 10 stations.
Are these prices per kilowatt-hour?
Yes. Only per-kWh tariffs are included. Session fees, connection fees, idle fees and parking charges are excluded, and networks that bill per minute or per session are not converted into a per-kWh figure.
How many stations in California list a price?
973 of the 1,688 stations in California quote a usable per-kWh tariff; 577 of those charge $0.40 or less.