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EV charging in Ohio: stations, EVs and home cost

18.2 kgCO2 per 100 miles on the Ohio grid, rank 41 of 51 (1 = cleanest)

Charging 100 miles at home costs $6.41 at 16.96 ¢ per kWh; a 23 mpg gasoline car costs $18.53 at $4.26 a gallon (2.9 times), so 13,476 miles saves $1,634 a year. Ohio has 1,924 public charging stations, 427 of them with DC fast ports: 16 per 100,000 residents (rank 31) and 15.7 per 1,000 road miles (rank 25). 94,200 battery electric and 37,200 plug-in hybrid cars were registered in Ohio in 2025, 0.9% of light-duty vehicles; 21,200 EVs in 2021. That is 25 plug-in cars per public port.

Gasoline against electricity in Ohio: $18.53 against $6.41

Gasoline and carbon facts for Ohio
MeasureOhio
Gasoline price used for Ohio, $ a gallon4.26, EIA Ohio series
Gasoline car, $ a mile0.185
Median EV, $ a mile0.064
Saving over 13,476 miles, $1,634
Break-even power price in Ohio, ¢ per kWh49.0
Grid kg CO2 per kWh0.483
EV kg CO2 per 100 miles18.2
EV against gasoline, % CO2-53
Grid coal, gas, nuclear, % of generation24.6, 54.2, 11.8
Home use in Ohio, kWh a month883
EV adds to the typical bill, %48
Yearly saving of the median EV in Ohio by gasoline price and mpg
Ohio gasoline $ a gallon20 mpg saving in Ohio25 mpg saving in Ohio30 mpg saving in Ohio40 mpg saving in Ohio
$3.25$1,326$888$596$231
$3.75$1,663$1,157$820$399
$4.25$2,000$1,427$1,045$568
$4.75$2,336$1,696$1,270$736
$5.25$2,673$1,966$1,494$905

Charging 100 miles at home in Ohio: $6.41

Cost to drive 100 miles in Ohio
VehicleOhio kWh/100 miCost/100 miCost/13,476 mikg CO2/100 mi
EV, 10th pct29.2$4.95$66714.1
EV, median37.8$6.41$86418.2
EV, 90th pct47.3$8.02$1,08022.8
Gasoline, 23 mpg-$18.53$2,49838.6

Ohio: 16.96 ¢ per kWh (EIA 2025), gasoline $4.263 a gallon.

CSV
Ohio: yearly cost by miles driven
Ohio miles10th pct EVMedian EV90th pct EVGasoline carSaving, median EV
5,000$248$321$401$927$606
10,000$495$641$802$1,853$1,212
13,476$667$864$1,080$2,498$1,634
15,000$743$962$1,203$2,780$1,818
20,000$990$1,282$1,603$3,707$2,425

Ohio time-of-use rates

Ohio: time-of-use 48% of utilities, smart meters 62.3%, dynamic 0.69 per 100. No plan with an EV name for Ohio in the OpenEI snapshot (April 2026).

Utilities in Ohio with a time-of-use plan on file
Ohio utilityHomesTime-of-use plansEnergy rate range ¢ per kWh
Ohio Power Co1,339,23245.1-36.0
Ohio Edison Co957,78016.5-25.9
The Toledo Edison Co278,81416.6-17.7
City of Cleveland64,91413.5-7.7
Licking Rural Electric Inc25,82029.2-18.7
Pioneer Rural Elec Coop, Inc16,31045.5-17.6

1,924 public stations in Ohio: 16 per 100,000 residents

Public charging in Ohio
MeasureOhioRank of 51Detail
Public stations open in Ohio1,92412149 more are not open to the public
With a DC fast port427121,521 DC fast ports
Per 100,000 residents16.3313.6 with DC fast
Per 1,000 miles of Ohio public road15.725122,876 road miles (FHWA 2023)
Level 2 ports3,830-5,355 ports in all
Opened in the last 12 months1771925 planned
Tesla-connector (NACS) stations205-368 with CCS, 174 with CHAdeMO

Networks in Ohio: ChargePoint Network 1,029, Blink Network 208, Non-Networked 171, FLO 98; 39 networks in all. Open, public stations only.

EVs on the road in Ohio: 94,200 in 2025

Light-duty vehicles registered in Ohio
Year in OhioBattery electricPlug-in hybridEV share of all, %All vehicles
202121,20013,1000.2010,396,200
202234,10017,8000.3310,278,300
202350,40024,0000.4910,317,300
202469,40029,7000.6710,385,000
202594,20037,2000.9010,515,200

Ohio: EVs grew 4.4 times from 2021 to 2025 (rank 21 of 51). Registrations are rounded to 100 by the source. 8.0 EVs per 1,000 residents.

Ohio by county and city: 84 counties with a station

Counties of Ohio with the most public stations
Ohio countyStationsDC fast stationsPer 100,000 residentsResidents
Franklin County4226631.91,321,635
Cuyahoga County1823214.61,249,418
Hamilton County1502118.1827,878
Montgomery County1391226.0535,528
Summit County751213.9538,087
Delaware County601327.1221,160
Lucas County591513.8428,748
Butler County571914.6389,910

84 of 88 counties in Ohio have at least one public station; 4 have none. County from station ZIP; 6 unplaced.

Cities of Ohio with the most public stations
Ohio cityStationsShare of the state
Columbus33017%
Cincinnati1377%
Dayton915%
Cleveland663%
Toledo442%
Akron402%

316 cities and towns in Ohio have a listed station.

Ohio among its neighbours

Closest states to Ohio
Closest to OhioStations per 100,000EV share, % points100 miles at home, $Gasoline, $ a gallonMiles away
Ohio (this page)160.9$6.41$4.26-
West Virginia-6-0.6-0.59-0.07151
Michigan+4+0.4+1.15+0.03170
Indiana-6-0.2-0.28+0.03184
Kentucky-7-0.4-1.41+0.03220
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

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

  • -1 places, Alabama -0.33 $ against Ohio
  • +0 places, Indiana -0.28 $ against Ohio
  • Ohio, rank 33: $6.41
  • +2 places, Delaware +0.06 $ against Ohio
  • +3 places, Illinois +0.28 $ against Ohio

Ohio by month: 15.6 to 17.9 ¢ per kWh

Charging cost by month in Ohio
Ohio monthPrice ¢ per kWh100 miles, median EV100 miles, 90th pct EV
Jan15.62$5.91$7.38
Feb15.83$5.98$7.48
Mar16.10$6.09$7.61
Apr16.32$6.17$7.71
May17.09$6.46$8.08
Jun17.50$6.62$8.27
Jul17.38$6.57$8.22
Aug17.59$6.65$8.32
Sep17.61$6.66$8.32
Oct17.85$6.75$8.44
Nov17.66$6.68$8.35
Dec17.31$6.54$8.18

12 biggest Ohio utilities

Charging cost by utility in Ohio
Ohio utilityHomesPrice ¢100 miles13,476 miles
Ohio Power Co1,339,23214.35$5.43$731
Ohio Edison Co957,7809.55$3.61$486
Duke Energy Ohio Inc693,43510.83$4.09$552
Cleveland Electric Illum Co676,0989.41$3.56$479
Dayton Power & Light Co478,7418.54$3.23$435
The Toledo Edison Co278,81410.24$3.87$522
South Central Power Company117,46914.87$5.62$757
City of Cleveland64,91414.87$5.62$757
City of Hamilton26,96415.44$5.84$787
Licking Rural Electric Inc25,82016.88$6.38$860
City of Cuyahoga Falls24,34913.02$4.92$663
Consolidated Cooperative16,89716.11$6.09$821

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    Questions

    Ohio CO2 of charging?

    18.2 kg per 100 miles; gasoline 38.6 kg; grid 0.483 kg per kWh.

    Ohio fast chargers, how many?

    427 stations with DC fast ports, 1,521 ports; 3.6 stations per 100,000 residents (rank 36).

    Ohio EV charging cost?

    $6.41 per 100 miles at 16.96 ¢; $864 for 13,476 miles. Rank 33 of 51.

    EV or gasoline in Ohio, which costs less?

    $6.41 against $18.53 per 100 miles; $1,634 a year over 13,476 miles at $4.26 a gallon.

    Ohio EV charging stations, how many?

    1,924 public stations, 16 per 100,000 residents (rank 31 of 51); 149 more are private.

    Ohio registered electric cars, how many?

    94,200 battery electric and 37,200 plug-in hybrid in 2025; EVs were 0.9% of light-duty vehicles, 21,200 in 2021.

    Ohio cars per public charger?

    25 plug-in cars per public port, rank 23 of 51 (1 = fewest).

    Ohio chargers along the roads?

    15.7 public stations per 1,000 miles of public road (122,876 miles), rank 25.

    Ohio county with most charging stations?

    Franklin County with 422 stations (66 with DC fast); 84 of 88 counties have any.

    Ohio time-of-use rates for EV owners?

    Ohio: time-of-use 48% of utilities, smart meters 62.3%, dynamic 0.69 per 100. 12 utilities in the OpenEI snapshot list a time-of-use plan.

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    18.2 kg CO2 per 100 miles on the Ohio grid, rank 41 of 51 (1 = cleanest)