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EV charging in West Virginia: stations, EVs and home cost

33.5 kgCO2 per 100 miles on the West Virginia grid, rank 51 of 51 (1 = cleanest)

Charging 100 miles at home costs $5.83 at 15.41 ¢ per kWh; a 23 mpg gasoline car costs $18.24 at $4.20 a gallon (3.1 times), so 13,476 miles saves $1,673 a year. West Virginia has 181 public charging stations, 57 of them with DC fast ports: 10 per 100,000 residents (rank 46) and 4.7 per 1,000 road miles (rank 38). 5,000 battery electric and 2,700 plug-in hybrid cars were registered in West Virginia in 2025, 0.3% of light-duty vehicles; 1,000 EVs in 2021. That is 14 plug-in cars per public port.

Gasoline against electricity in West Virginia: $18.24 against $5.83

Gasoline and carbon facts for West Virginia
MeasureWest Virginia
Gasoline price used for West Virginia, $ a gallon4.20, Lower Atlantic (PADD 1C) average
Gasoline car, $ a mile0.182
Median EV, $ a mile0.058
Saving over 13,476 miles, $1,673
Break-even power price in West Virginia, ¢ per kWh48.2
Grid kg CO2 per kWh0.886
EV kg CO2 per 100 miles33.5
EV against gasoline, % CO2-13
Grid coal, gas, nuclear, % of generation86.7, 6.2, 0.0
Home use in West Virginia, kWh a month1,073
EV adds to the typical bill, %40
Yearly saving of the median EV in West Virginia by gasoline price and mpg
West Virginia gasoline $ a gallon20 mpg saving in West Virginia25 mpg saving in West Virginia30 mpg saving in West Virginia40 mpg saving in West Virginia
$3.25$1,405$967$675$310
$3.75$1,742$1,236$899$478
$4.25$2,079$1,506$1,124$647
$4.75$2,415$1,775$1,349$815
$5.25$2,752$2,045$1,573$984

Charging 100 miles at home in West Virginia: $5.83

Cost to drive 100 miles in West Virginia
VehicleWest Virginia kWh/100 miCost/100 miCost/13,476 mikg CO2/100 mi
EV, 10th pct29.2$4.50$60625.9
EV, median37.8$5.83$78533.5
EV, 90th pct47.3$7.28$98241.9
Gasoline, 23 mpg-$18.24$2,45838.6

West Virginia: 15.41 ¢ per kWh (EIA 2025), gasoline $4.195 a gallon.

CSV
West Virginia: yearly cost by miles driven
West Virginia miles10th pct EVMedian EV90th pct EVGasoline carSaving, median EV
5,000$225$291$364$912$621
10,000$450$583$728$1,824$1,241
13,476$606$785$982$2,458$1,673
15,000$675$874$1,093$2,736$1,862
20,000$900$1,165$1,457$3,648$2,483

West Virginia time-of-use rates

West Virginia: time-of-use 100% of utilities, smart meters 44.7%, dynamic 0.30 per 100. No plan with an EV name for West Virginia in the OpenEI snapshot (April 2026).

181 public stations in West Virginia: 10 per 100,000 residents

Public charging in West Virginia
MeasureWest VirginiaRank of 51Detail
Public stations open in West Virginia1814624 more are not open to the public
With a DC fast port5743218 DC fast ports
Per 100,000 residents10.1463.2 with DC fast
Per 1,000 miles of West Virginia public road4.73838,837 road miles (FHWA 2023)
Level 2 ports326-546 ports in all
Opened in the last 12 months11461 planned
Tesla-connector (NACS) stations45-39 with CCS, 14 with CHAdeMO

Networks in West Virginia: Non-Networked 41, ChargePoint Network 41, Blink Network 29, Tesla Destination 24; 14 networks in all. Open, public stations only.

EVs on the road in West Virginia: 5,000 in 2025

Light-duty vehicles registered in West Virginia
Year in West VirginiaBattery electricPlug-in hybridEV share of all, %All vehicles
20211,0001,0000.071,485,700
20221,9001,4000.131,488,900
20232,8001,8000.191,510,900
20243,8002,2000.251,520,900
20255,0002,7000.341,484,000

West Virginia: EVs grew 5.0 times from 2021 to 2025 (rank 7 of 51). Registrations are rounded to 100 by the source. 2.8 EVs per 1,000 residents.

West Virginia by county and city: 37 counties with a station

Counties of West Virginia with the most public stations
West Virginia countyStationsDC fast stationsPer 100,000 residentsResidents
Kanawha County231112.9178,198
Monongalia County14413.1106,520
Putnam County12121.057,250
Ohio County11526.341,904
Cabell County828.693,300
Morgan County8046.217,327
Raleigh County8510.973,666
Harrison County7210.765,407

37 of 55 counties in West Virginia have at least one public station; 18 have none. County from station ZIP; 0 unplaced.

Cities of West Virginia with the most public stations
West Virginia cityStationsShare of the state
Morgantown137%
Charleston116%
Huntington84%
Berkeley Springs84%
Triadelphia74%
Hurricane63%

72 cities and towns in West Virginia have a listed station.

West Virginia among its neighbours

Closest states to West Virginia
Closest to West VirginiaStations per 100,000EV share, % points100 miles at home, $Gasoline, $ a gallonMiles away
West Virginia (this page)100.3$5.83$4.20-
Ohio+6+0.6+0.59+0.07151
Virginia+11+1.4-0.05+0.00196
District of Columbia+36+3.9+2.47+0.22209
Maryland+17+2.0+1.54+0.22220
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

West Virginia against its neighbours in the cost ranking, per 100 miles

  • -1 places, Arizona -0.03 $ against West Virginia
  • +0 places, Oregon -0.02 $ against West Virginia
  • West Virginia, rank 27: $5.83
  • +2 places, Texas +0.02 $ against West Virginia
  • +3 places, Minnesota +0.16 $ against West Virginia

West Virginia by month: 14.5 to 16.2 ¢ per kWh

Charging cost by month in West Virginia
West Virginia monthPrice ¢ per kWh100 miles, median EV100 miles, 90th pct EV
Jan14.47$5.47$6.84
Feb14.82$5.60$7.01
Mar15.89$6.01$7.51
Apr16.05$6.07$7.59
May16.18$6.12$7.65
Jun15.82$5.98$7.48
Jul15.43$5.83$7.29
Aug15.65$5.92$7.40
Sep16.14$6.10$7.63
Oct16.19$6.12$7.65
Nov15.65$5.92$7.40
Dec14.61$5.52$6.91

3 biggest West Virginia utilities

Charging cost by utility in West Virginia
West Virginia utilityHomesPrice ¢100 miles13,476 miles
Monongahela Power Co334,58813.97$5.28$712
Wheeling Power Co34,39217.41$6.58$887
Black Diamond Power Co3,47915.35$5.80$782

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    Questions

    West Virginia CO2 of charging?

    33.5 kg per 100 miles; gasoline 38.6 kg; grid 0.886 kg per kWh.

    West Virginia cars per public charger?

    14 plug-in cars per public port, rank 4 of 51 (1 = fewest).

    West Virginia registered electric cars, how many?

    5,000 battery electric and 2,700 plug-in hybrid in 2025; EVs were 0.3% of light-duty vehicles, 1,000 in 2021.

    West Virginia EV charging stations, how many?

    181 public stations, 10 per 100,000 residents (rank 46 of 51); 24 more are private.

    West Virginia fast chargers, how many?

    57 stations with DC fast ports, 218 ports; 3.2 stations per 100,000 residents (rank 44).

    West Virginia chargers along the roads?

    4.7 public stations per 1,000 miles of public road (38,837 miles), rank 38.

    EV or gasoline in West Virginia, which costs less?

    $5.83 against $18.24 per 100 miles; $1,673 a year over 13,476 miles at $4.20 a gallon.

    West Virginia EV charging cost?

    $5.83 per 100 miles at 15.41 ¢; $785 for 13,476 miles. Rank 27 of 51.

    West Virginia county with most charging stations?

    Kanawha County with 23 stations (11 with DC fast); 37 of 55 counties have any.

    West Virginia time-of-use rates for EV owners?

    West Virginia: time-of-use 100% of utilities, smart meters 44.7%, dynamic 0.30 per 100.

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    33.5 kg CO2 per 100 miles on the West Virginia grid, rank 51 of 51 (1 = cleanest)