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EV charging in Missouri: stations, EVs and home cost

24.8 kgCO2 per 100 miles on the Missouri grid, rank 47 of 51 (1 = cleanest)

Charging 100 miles at home costs $5.10 at 13.49 ¢ per kWh; a 23 mpg gasoline car costs $18.66 at $4.29 a gallon (3.7 times), so 13,476 miles saves $1,827 a year. Missouri has 1,320 public charging stations, 227 of them with DC fast ports: 21 per 100,000 residents (rank 20) and 9.9 per 1,000 road miles (rank 30). 43,700 battery electric and 19,600 plug-in hybrid cars were registered in Missouri in 2025, 0.8% of light-duty vehicles; 10,000 EVs in 2021. That is 19 plug-in cars per public port.

Gasoline against electricity in Missouri: $18.66 against $5.10

Gasoline and carbon facts for Missouri
MeasureMissouri
Gasoline price used for Missouri, $ a gallon4.29, Midwest (PADD 2) average
Gasoline car, $ a mile0.187
Median EV, $ a mile0.051
Saving over 13,476 miles, $1,827
Break-even power price in Missouri, ¢ per kWh49.3
Grid kg CO2 per kWh0.655
EV kg CO2 per 100 miles24.8
EV against gasoline, % CO2-36
Grid coal, gas, nuclear, % of generation64.4, 12.4, 10.0
Home use in Missouri, kWh a month1,063
EV adds to the typical bill, %40
Yearly saving of the median EV in Missouri by gasoline price and mpg
Missouri gasoline $ a gallon20 mpg saving in Missouri25 mpg saving in Missouri30 mpg saving in Missouri40 mpg saving in Missouri
$3.25$1,503$1,065$773$408
$3.75$1,839$1,334$997$576
$4.25$2,176$1,604$1,222$745
$4.75$2,513$1,873$1,446$913
$5.25$2,850$2,143$1,671$1,081

Charging 100 miles at home in Missouri: $5.10

Cost to drive 100 miles in Missouri
VehicleMissouri kWh/100 miCost/100 miCost/13,476 mikg CO2/100 mi
EV, 10th pct29.2$3.94$53119.1
EV, median37.8$5.10$68724.8
EV, 90th pct47.3$6.38$85931.0
Gasoline, 23 mpg-$18.66$2,51438.6

Missouri: 13.49 ¢ per kWh (EIA 2025), gasoline $4.291 a gallon.

CSV
Missouri: yearly cost by miles driven
Missouri miles10th pct EVMedian EV90th pct EVGasoline carSaving, median EV
5,000$197$255$319$933$678
10,000$394$510$638$1,866$1,356
13,476$531$687$859$2,514$1,827
15,000$591$765$957$2,798$2,033
20,000$788$1,020$1,275$3,731$2,711

Missouri time-of-use rates

Missouri: time-of-use 50% of utilities, smart meters 87.6%, dynamic 51.11 per 100. No plan with an EV name for Missouri in the OpenEI snapshot (April 2026).

Utilities in Missouri with a time-of-use plan on file
Missouri utilityHomesTime-of-use plansEnergy rate range ¢ per kWh
Union Electric Co1,095,61965.3-41.3
Evergy Missouri West305,58374.6-35.2
Evergy Metro273,860162.6-38.6
Empire District Electric Co142,53734.2-15.3
Macon Electric Coop10,02317.3-8.8
City of Kirkwood9,08418.0-10.1

1,320 public stations in Missouri: 21 per 100,000 residents

Public charging in Missouri
MeasureMissouriRank of 51Detail
Public stations open in Missouri1,3202070 more are not open to the public
With a DC fast port22722896 DC fast ports
Per 100,000 residents21.4203.7 with DC fast
Per 1,000 miles of Missouri public road9.930132,889 road miles (FHWA 2023)
Level 2 ports2,406-3,302 ports in all
Opened in the last 12 months88271 planned
Tesla-connector (NACS) stations115-189 with CCS, 90 with CHAdeMO

Networks in Missouri: ChargePoint Network 942, Blink Network 64, Non-Networked 55, Tesla Destination 51; 33 networks in all. Open, public stations only.

EVs on the road in Missouri: 43,700 in 2025

Light-duty vehicles registered in Missouri
Year in MissouriBattery electricPlug-in hybridEV share of all, %All vehicles
202110,0007,2000.185,557,900
202217,90010,4000.335,422,400
202326,90013,9000.485,626,000
202434,20016,8000.605,726,500
202543,70019,6000.765,774,300

Missouri: EVs grew 4.4 times from 2021 to 2025 (rank 26 of 51). Registrations are rounded to 100 by the source. 7.1 EVs per 1,000 residents.

Missouri by county and city: 71 counties with a station

Counties of Missouri with the most public stations
Missouri countyStationsDC fast stationsPer 100,000 residentsResidents
Jackson County4131157.6717,021
St. Louis County1663416.7996,618
Platte County1219111.3108,751
Clay County92836.0255,566
St. Louis city70823.9293,109
Greene County44914.6301,121
St. Charles County422110.2409,830
Buchanan County40247.783,855

71 of 115 counties in Missouri have at least one public station; 44 have none. County from station ZIP; 4 unplaced.

Cities of Missouri with the most public stations
Missouri cityStationsShare of the state
Kansas City45534%
St. Louis1149%
Springfield443%
Joplin282%
Lees Summit252%
St Joseph212%

160 cities and towns in Missouri have a listed station.

Missouri among its neighbours

Closest states to Missouri
Closest to MissouriStations per 100,000EV share, % points100 miles at home, $Gasoline, $ a gallonMiles away
Missouri (this page)210.8$5.10$4.29-
Kansas-2-0.1+0.40+0.00220
Arkansas-9-0.3-0.25-0.37230
Iowa-6-0.3+0.09+0.00237
Illinois-7+0.8+1.59+0.00289
Cost to charge 100 miles at home by stateNew Mexico: $5.70Texas: $5.85Kentucky: $5.01Ohio: $6.41Georgia: $5.57Arkansas: $4.85Oregon: $5.81Pennsylvania: $7.30Missouri: $5.10North Carolina: $5.30Utah: $4.94Virginia: $5.78Wyoming: $5.06West Virginia: $5.83New York: $9.98Indiana: $6.14Kansas: $5.50Idaho: $4.47Nevada: $4.97Illinois: $6.69Vermont: $8.67New Jersey: $8.56Minnesota: $5.98Maryland: $7.36Iowa: $5.19Hawaii: $15.35New Hampshire: $9.29Rhode Island: $11.14Connecticut: $11.11Montana: $4.91Arizona: $5.79Nebraska: $4.67Washington: $4.96South Dakota: $5.06California: $12.30Alabama: $6.09Wisconsin: $6.87Mississippi: $5.30Colorado: $5.99Oklahoma: $4.96Tennessee: $4.98Louisiana: $4.75Michigan: $7.56Massachusetts: $11.52Florida: $5.76Alaska: $9.86North Dakota: $4.46South Carolina: $5.66Maine: $10.50Delaware: $6.48District of Columbia: $8.29

Missouri against its neighbours in the cost ranking, per 100 miles

  • -1 places, South Dakota -0.04 $ against Missouri
  • +0 places, Wyoming -0.04 $ against Missouri
  • Missouri, rank 15: $5.10
  • +2 places, Iowa +0.09 $ against Missouri
  • +3 places, North Carolina +0.20 $ against Missouri

Missouri by month: 11.2 to 15.9 ¢ per kWh

Charging cost by month in Missouri
Missouri monthPrice ¢ per kWh100 miles, median EV100 miles, 90th pct EV
Jan11.21$4.24$5.30
Feb11.27$4.26$5.33
Mar12.01$4.54$5.68
Apr12.88$4.87$6.09
May13.01$4.92$6.15
Jun15.91$6.01$7.52
Jul15.56$5.88$7.36
Aug15.46$5.84$7.31
Sep15.84$5.99$7.49
Oct12.95$4.90$6.12
Nov13.12$4.96$6.20
Dec11.91$4.50$5.63

12 biggest Missouri utilities

Charging cost by utility in Missouri
Missouri utilityHomesPrice ¢100 miles13,476 miles
Union Electric Co1,095,61912.56$4.75$640
Evergy Missouri West305,58312.55$4.74$639
Evergy Metro273,86013.72$5.19$699
Empire District Electric Co142,53714.99$5.67$764
City Utilities of Springfield105,02911.47$4.33$584
Cuivre River Electric Coop Inc72,97411.07$4.19$564
City of Independence53,83215.74$5.95$802
City of Columbia45,65113.94$5.27$710
Southwest Electric Coop, Inc41,38611.99$4.53$611
White River Valley El Coop Inc39,21614.30$5.41$729
Laclede Electric Coop, Inc35,02611.73$4.43$597
Boone Electric Coop33,80613.40$5.07$683

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    Questions

    Missouri CO2 of charging?

    24.8 kg per 100 miles; gasoline 38.6 kg; grid 0.655 kg per kWh.

    Missouri EV charging cost?

    $5.10 per 100 miles at 13.49 ¢; $687 for 13,476 miles. Rank 15 of 51.

    EV or gasoline in Missouri, which costs less?

    $5.10 against $18.66 per 100 miles; $1,827 a year over 13,476 miles at $4.29 a gallon.

    Missouri fast chargers, how many?

    227 stations with DC fast ports, 896 ports; 3.7 stations per 100,000 residents (rank 35).

    Missouri cars per public charger?

    19 plug-in cars per public port, rank 18 of 51 (1 = fewest).

    Missouri EV charging stations, how many?

    1,320 public stations, 21 per 100,000 residents (rank 20 of 51); 70 more are private.

    Missouri registered electric cars, how many?

    43,700 battery electric and 19,600 plug-in hybrid in 2025; EVs were 0.8% of light-duty vehicles, 10,000 in 2021.

    Missouri chargers along the roads?

    9.9 public stations per 1,000 miles of public road (132,889 miles), rank 30.

    Missouri county with most charging stations?

    Jackson County with 413 stations (11 with DC fast); 71 of 115 counties have any.

    Missouri time-of-use rates for EV owners?

    Missouri: time-of-use 50% of utilities, smart meters 87.6%, dynamic 51.11 per 100. 7 utilities in the OpenEI snapshot list a time-of-use plan.

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    24.8 kg CO2 per 100 miles on the Missouri grid, rank 47 of 51 (1 = cleanest)