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EV charging in Tennessee: stations, EVs and home cost

$4.98to charge 100 miles at home in Tennessee, rank 11 of 51 (1 = cheapest)

Charging 100 miles at home costs $4.98 at 13.18 ¢ per kWh; a 23 mpg gasoline car costs $18.66 at $4.29 a gallon (3.7 times), so 13,476 miles saves $1,843 a year. Tennessee has 1,126 public charging stations, 251 of them with DC fast ports: 16 per 100,000 residents (rank 32) and 11.7 per 1,000 road miles (rank 29). 55,400 battery electric and 16,100 plug-in hybrid cars were registered in Tennessee in 2025, 0.8% of light-duty vehicles; 12,200 EVs in 2021. That is 23 plug-in cars per public port.

Charging 100 miles at home in Tennessee: $4.98

Cost to drive 100 miles in Tennessee
VehicleTennessee kWh/100 miCost/100 miCost/13,476 mikg CO2/100 mi
EV, 10th pct29.2$3.85$5188.7
EV, median37.8$4.98$67111.3
EV, 90th pct47.3$6.23$84014.1
Gasoline, 23 mpg-$18.66$2,51438.6

Tennessee: 13.18 ¢ per kWh (EIA 2025), gasoline $4.291 a gallon.

CSV
Tennessee: yearly cost by miles driven
Tennessee miles10th pct EVMedian EV90th pct EVGasoline carSaving, median EV
5,000$192$249$312$933$684
10,000$385$498$623$1,866$1,367
13,476$518$671$840$2,514$1,843
15,000$577$747$935$2,798$2,051
20,000$769$997$1,246$3,731$2,735

Gasoline against electricity in Tennessee: $18.66 against $4.98

Gasoline and carbon facts for Tennessee
MeasureTennessee
Gasoline price used for Tennessee, $ a gallon4.29, Midwest (PADD 2) average
Gasoline car, $ a mile0.187
Median EV, $ a mile0.050
Saving over 13,476 miles, $1,843
Break-even power price in Tennessee, ¢ per kWh49.3
Grid kg CO2 per kWh0.298
EV kg CO2 per 100 miles11.3
EV against gasoline, % CO2-71
Grid coal, gas, nuclear, % of generation23.7, 23.6, 38.6
Home use in Tennessee, kWh a month1,217
EV adds to the typical bill, %35
Yearly saving of the median EV in Tennessee by gasoline price and mpg
Tennessee gasoline $ a gallon20 mpg saving in Tennessee25 mpg saving in Tennessee30 mpg saving in Tennessee40 mpg saving in Tennessee
$3.25$1,518$1,080$788$423
$3.75$1,855$1,350$1,013$592
$4.25$2,192$1,619$1,238$760
$4.75$2,529$1,889$1,462$929
$5.25$2,866$2,158$1,687$1,097

1,126 public stations in Tennessee: 16 per 100,000 residents

Public charging in Tennessee
MeasureTennesseeRank of 51Detail
Public stations open in Tennessee1,12622117 more are not open to the public
With a DC fast port251201,060 DC fast ports
Per 100,000 residents16.1323.6 with DC fast
Per 1,000 miles of Tennessee public road11.72996,303 road miles (FHWA 2023)
Level 2 ports2,058-3,119 ports in all
Opened in the last 12 months109244 planned
Tesla-connector (NACS) stations156-203 with CCS, 85 with CHAdeMO

Networks in Tennessee: ChargePoint Network 610, Blink Network 172, Non-Networked 68, Tesla Destination 61; 34 networks in all. Open, public stations only.

Tennessee by county and city: 80 counties with a station

Counties of Tennessee with the most public stations
Tennessee countyStationsDC fast stationsPer 100,000 residentsResidents
Davidson County3592350.6709,846
Hamilton County831222.4370,913
Shelby County83279.0922,195
Knox County741415.2487,401
Williamson County68726.7254,609
Sevier County50950.698,802
Rutherford County41411.7351,591
Montgomery County23910.1227,957

80 of 95 counties in Tennessee have at least one public station; 15 have none. County from station ZIP; 3 unplaced.

Cities of Tennessee with the most public stations
Tennessee cityStationsShare of the state
Nashville34631%
Knoxville736%
Chattanooga726%
Memphis716%
Brentwood353%
Pigeon Forge353%

155 cities and towns in Tennessee have a listed station.

EVs on the road in Tennessee: 55,400 in 2025

Light-duty vehicles registered in Tennessee
Year in TennesseeBattery electricPlug-in hybridEV share of all, %All vehicles
202112,2006,3000.206,234,200
202222,0008,9000.346,422,600
202333,20011,0000.516,538,800
202442,60012,8000.656,600,400
202555,40016,1000.846,604,500

Tennessee: EVs grew 4.5 times from 2021 to 2025 (rank 17 of 51). Registrations are rounded to 100 by the source. 7.9 EVs per 1,000 residents.

Tennessee time-of-use rates

Tennessee: time-of-use 8% of utilities, smart meters 95.4%, dynamic 0.31 per 100. No plan with an EV name for Tennessee in the OpenEI snapshot (April 2026).

Utilities in Tennessee with a time-of-use plan on file
Tennessee utilityHomesTime-of-use plansEnergy rate range ¢ per kWh
Nashville Electric Service417,640512.7-13.3
City of Memphis380,28635.4-22.5
Middle Tennessee E M C307,37018.2-12.7
Knoxville Utilities Board193,70718.9-9.0
Volunteer Electric Coop104,38719.9-10.1
Kingsport Power Co43,15925.9-12.9

Tennessee by month: 12.5 to 13.9 ¢ per kWh

Charging cost by month in Tennessee
Tennessee monthPrice ¢ per kWh100 miles, median EV100 miles, 90th pct EV
Jan12.58$4.76$5.95
Feb12.54$4.74$5.93
Mar13.37$5.05$6.32
Apr13.91$5.26$6.58
May13.73$5.19$6.49
Jun13.82$5.22$6.53
Jul13.21$4.99$6.24
Aug13.02$4.92$6.15
Sep13.29$5.02$6.28
Oct13.06$4.94$6.17
Nov13.47$5.09$6.37
Dec12.87$4.87$6.08

12 biggest Tennessee utilities

Charging cost by utility in Tennessee
Tennessee utilityHomesPrice ¢100 miles13,476 miles
Nashville Electric Service417,64013.47$5.09$686
City of Memphis380,28612.16$4.60$620
Middle Tennessee E M C307,37011.76$4.45$599
Knoxville Utilities Board193,70712.54$4.74$639
City of Chattanooga164,41712.32$4.66$628
Volunteer Electric Coop104,38712.19$4.61$621
Cumberland Elec Member Corp100,58512.99$4.91$662
City of Clarksville75,95312.77$4.83$651
Johnson City72,20512.41$4.69$632
Duck River Elec Member Corp71,34212.50$4.72$637
City of Lenoir62,45511.95$4.52$609
Upper Cumberland E M C45,56012.77$4.83$651

Tennessee among its neighbours

Closest states to Tennessee
Closest to TennesseeStations per 100,000EV share, % points100 miles at home, $Gasoline, $ a gallonMiles away
Tennessee (this page)160.8$4.98$4.29-
Kentucky-7-0.3+0.02+0.00168
Alabama-5-0.3+1.10-0.37193
Georgia+6+0.8+0.59-0.10239
Mississippi-9-0.6+0.32-0.37279
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

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

  • -1 places, Oklahoma -0.02 $ against Tennessee
  • +0 places, Nevada -0.01 $ against Tennessee
  • Tennessee, rank 11: $4.98
  • +2 places, Kentucky +0.02 $ against Tennessee
  • +3 places, South Dakota +0.08 $ against Tennessee

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    Questions

    Tennessee EV charging cost?

    $4.98 per 100 miles at 13.18 ¢; $671 for 13,476 miles. Rank 11 of 51.

    EV or gasoline in Tennessee, which costs less?

    $4.98 against $18.66 per 100 miles; $1,843 a year over 13,476 miles at $4.29 a gallon.

    Tennessee fast chargers, how many?

    251 stations with DC fast ports, 1,060 ports; 3.6 stations per 100,000 residents (rank 37).

    Tennessee EV charging stations, how many?

    1,126 public stations, 16 per 100,000 residents (rank 32 of 51); 117 more are private.

    Tennessee cars per public charger?

    23 plug-in cars per public port, rank 21 of 51 (1 = fewest).

    Tennessee registered electric cars, how many?

    55,400 battery electric and 16,100 plug-in hybrid in 2025; EVs were 0.8% of light-duty vehicles, 12,200 in 2021.

    Tennessee CO2 of charging?

    11.3 kg per 100 miles; gasoline 38.6 kg; grid 0.298 kg per kWh.

    Tennessee chargers along the roads?

    11.7 public stations per 1,000 miles of public road (96,303 miles), rank 29.

    Tennessee county with most charging stations?

    Davidson County with 359 stations (23 with DC fast); 80 of 95 counties have any.

    Tennessee time-of-use rates for EV owners?

    Tennessee: time-of-use 8% of utilities, smart meters 95.4%, dynamic 0.31 per 100. 12 utilities in the OpenEI snapshot list a time-of-use plan.

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