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EV charging in North Dakota: stations, EVs and home cost

$4.46to charge 100 miles at home in North Dakota, rank 1 of 51 (1 = cheapest)

Charging 100 miles at home costs $4.46 at 11.81 ¢ per kWh; a 23 mpg gasoline car costs $18.66 at $4.29 a gallon (4.2 times), so 13,476 miles saves $1,912 a year. North Dakota has 108 public charging stations, 44 of them with DC fast ports: 14 per 100,000 residents (rank 38) and 1.2 per 1,000 road miles (rank 51). 1,900 battery electric and 1,100 plug-in hybrid cars were registered in North Dakota in 2025, 0.2% of light-duty vehicles; 400 EVs in 2021. That is 11 plug-in cars per public port.

Charging 100 miles at home in North Dakota: $4.46

Cost to drive 100 miles in North Dakota
VehicleNorth Dakota kWh/100 miCost/100 miCost/13,476 mikg CO2/100 mi
EV, 10th pct29.2$3.45$46517.1
EV, median37.8$4.46$60222.1
EV, 90th pct47.3$5.58$75227.6
Gasoline, 23 mpg-$18.66$2,51438.6

North Dakota: 11.81 ¢ per kWh (EIA 2025), gasoline $4.291 a gallon.

CSV
North Dakota: yearly cost by miles driven
North Dakota miles10th pct EVMedian EV90th pct EVGasoline carSaving, median EV
5,000$172$223$279$933$710
10,000$345$446$558$1,866$1,419
13,476$465$602$752$2,514$1,912
15,000$517$670$837$2,798$2,129
20,000$689$893$1,117$3,731$2,838

Gasoline against electricity in North Dakota: $18.66 against $4.46

Gasoline and carbon facts for North Dakota
MeasureNorth Dakota
Gasoline price used for North Dakota, $ a gallon4.29, Midwest (PADD 2) average
Gasoline car, $ a mile0.187
Median EV, $ a mile0.045
Saving over 13,476 miles, $1,912
Break-even power price in North Dakota, ¢ per kWh49.3
Grid kg CO2 per kWh0.584
EV kg CO2 per 100 miles22.1
EV against gasoline, % CO2-43
Grid coal, gas, nuclear, % of generation52.7, 6.5, 0.0
Home use in North Dakota, kWh a month1,073
EV adds to the typical bill, %40
Yearly saving of the median EV in North Dakota by gasoline price and mpg
North Dakota gasoline $ a gallon20 mpg saving in North Dakota25 mpg saving in North Dakota30 mpg saving in North Dakota40 mpg saving in North Dakota
$3.25$1,588$1,150$858$493
$3.75$1,925$1,420$1,083$662
$4.25$2,262$1,689$1,307$830
$4.75$2,599$1,959$1,532$999
$5.25$2,936$2,228$1,757$1,167

108 public stations in North Dakota: 14 per 100,000 residents

Public charging in North Dakota
MeasureNorth DakotaRank of 51Detail
Public stations open in North Dakota108504 more are not open to the public
With a DC fast port4448145 DC fast ports
Per 100,000 residents13.9385.6 with DC fast
Per 1,000 miles of North Dakota public road1.25188,447 road miles (FHWA 2023)
Level 2 ports137-283 ports in all
Opened in the last 12 months8490 planned
Tesla-connector (NACS) stations16-37 with CCS, 13 with CHAdeMO

Networks in North Dakota: ChargePoint Network 37, Non-Networked 33, Tesla 7, Blink Network 7; 12 networks in all. Open, public stations only.

North Dakota by county and city: 20 counties with a station

Counties of North Dakota with the most public stations
North Dakota countyStationsDC fast stationsPer 100,000 residentsResidents
Cass County361019.0189,286
Stutsman County10546.521,525
Burleigh County10410.198,986
Grand Forks County9612.472,764
Stark County6218.133,116
Morton County6517.933,479
Ward County557.269,232
Sioux County42105.63,789

20 of 53 counties in North Dakota have at least one public station; 33 have none. County from station ZIP; 0 unplaced.

Cities of North Dakota with the most public stations
North Dakota cityStationsShare of the state
Fargo2826%
Jamestown109%
Bismarck109%
Grand Forks98%
West Fargo76%
Minot66%

23 cities and towns in North Dakota have a listed station.

EVs on the road in North Dakota: 1,900 in 2025

Light-duty vehicles registered in North Dakota
Year in North DakotaBattery electricPlug-in hybridEV share of all, %All vehicles
20214004000.05776,800
20226006000.08785,500
20231,0008000.13797,400
20241,3001,0000.16805,900
20251,9001,1000.23816,600

North Dakota: EVs grew 4.8 times from 2021 to 2025 (rank 13 of 51). Registrations are rounded to 100 by the source. 2.4 EVs per 1,000 residents.

North Dakota time-of-use rates

North Dakota: time-of-use 83% of utilities, smart meters 60.9%, dynamic 8.12 per 100. No plan with an EV name for North Dakota in the OpenEI snapshot (April 2026).

Utilities in North Dakota with a time-of-use plan on file
North Dakota utilityHomesTime-of-use plansEnergy rate range ¢ per kWh
Montana-Dakota Utilities Co79,35485.7-14.9
Nodak Electric Coop Inc20,80345.0-9.6
Dakota Valley Elec Coop Inc5,72152.9-6.2
Burke-Divide Electric Coop Inc1,78915.0-9.5

North Dakota by month: 9.9 to 13.7 ¢ per kWh

Charging cost by month in North Dakota
North Dakota monthPrice ¢ per kWh100 miles, median EV100 miles, 90th pct EV
Jan9.95$3.76$4.70
Feb10.23$3.87$4.84
Mar11.11$4.20$5.25
Apr11.72$4.43$5.54
May13.10$4.95$6.19
Jun13.71$5.18$6.48
Jul13.31$5.03$6.29
Aug12.97$4.90$6.13
Sep13.66$5.16$6.46
Oct12.82$4.85$6.06
Nov11.93$4.51$5.64
Dec11.02$4.17$5.21

12 biggest North Dakota utilities

Charging cost by utility in North Dakota
North Dakota utilityHomesPrice ¢100 miles13,476 miles
Montana-Dakota Utilities Co79,35411.72$4.43$597
Cass County Elec Coop Inc51,96812.45$4.71$634
Nodak Electric Coop Inc20,80312.08$4.57$615
Capital Electric Coop, Inc19,53012.31$4.65$627
Verendrye Electric Coop Inc14,33610.70$4.05$545
Mountrail-Williams Elec Coop11,4057.24$2.74$369
Roughrider Electric Cooperativ11,18310.24$3.87$522
Northern Plains Electric Coop10,39310.65$4.03$543
North Central Elec Coop, Inc6,06110.90$4.12$555
Dakota Valley Elec Coop Inc5,72112.01$4.54$612
McKenzie Electric Coop Inc5,3827.86$2.97$401
McLean Electric Coop, Inc3,71114.25$5.39$726

North Dakota among its neighbours

Closest states to North Dakota
Closest to North DakotaStations per 100,000EV share, % points100 miles at home, $Gasoline, $ a gallonMiles away
North Dakota (this page)140.2$4.46$4.29-
South Dakota-1+0.1+0.59+0.00232
Minnesota+6+0.9+1.52+0.02315
Nebraska+3+0.4+0.20+0.00437
Iowa+1+0.2+0.72+0.00480
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

North Dakota against its neighbours in the cost ranking, per 100 miles

  • North Dakota, rank 1: $4.46
  • +2 places, Idaho +0.00 $ against North Dakota
  • +3 places, Nebraska +0.20 $ against North Dakota

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    Questions

    North Dakota EV charging cost?

    $4.46 per 100 miles at 11.81 ¢; $602 for 13,476 miles. Rank 1 of 51.

    North Dakota registered electric cars, how many?

    1,900 battery electric and 1,100 plug-in hybrid in 2025; EVs were 0.2% of light-duty vehicles, 400 in 2021.

    North Dakota chargers along the roads?

    1.2 public stations per 1,000 miles of public road (88,447 miles), rank 51.

    North Dakota cars per public charger?

    11 plug-in cars per public port, rank 2 of 51 (1 = fewest).

    North Dakota CO2 of charging?

    22.1 kg per 100 miles; gasoline 38.6 kg; grid 0.584 kg per kWh.

    EV or gasoline in North Dakota, which costs less?

    $4.46 against $18.66 per 100 miles; $1,912 a year over 13,476 miles at $4.29 a gallon.

    North Dakota EV charging stations, how many?

    108 public stations, 14 per 100,000 residents (rank 38 of 51); 4 more are private.

    North Dakota fast chargers, how many?

    44 stations with DC fast ports, 145 ports; 5.6 stations per 100,000 residents (rank 14).

    North Dakota county with most charging stations?

    Cass County with 36 stations (10 with DC fast); 20 of 53 counties have any.

    North Dakota time-of-use rates for EV owners?

    North Dakota: time-of-use 83% of utilities, smart meters 60.9%, dynamic 8.12 per 100. 4 utilities in the OpenEI snapshot list a time-of-use plan.

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