Ownership Costs
Compare five-year EV, hybrid, and gas ownership costs, including maintenance, insurance, depreciation, and energy.
Topics we cover
- EV vs gas vs hybrid 5-year total cost
- Monthly fuel and charging bills
- EV insurance costs compared to gas cars
- Maintenance costs by vehicle type
- Depreciation and resale value
- Tax credits and purchase incentives
Latest articles in this category
- Is Buying an EV Still Worth It Now That the Tax Credit Is Gone? — No federal credit, and EVs depreciate faster than gas or hybrid cars. Here's the real 3-year resale math on a $42,000 EV, and who should still consider one.
- How to Check a Used EV's Battery Health Yourself — Most OBD2 scanners can't read EV battery data — including popular ones like BlueDriver. Here's the Bluetooth dongle and app combo that actually works, and what a healthy reading looks like.
- EV Registration Fee by State (2026): What 41 States Charge Per Mile — Forty-one states charge an extra annual registration fee on electric vehicles in 2026. We converted every one into cents per mile, and found the fee hits low-mileage drivers hardest.
- EV Battery Replacement Cost in 2026: What You Actually Pay — Published 2026 estimates put a full EV battery replacement between roughly $4,000 and $25,000 installed. Here is what drives the spread, why industry pack prices do not predict your invoice, and how likely a replaceme...
- EV Incentives by State in 2026: How to Find Active Rebates — A practical guide to finding and verifying active state, local, and utility EV incentives after the federal vehicle credit ended.
- The Cheapest Hour to Charge Your EV Isn't Midnight Everywhere — Charge at night is standard advice, and in California it can cost you money. A look at what time-of-use rate plans actually charge in 2026, the riders that never appear on the marketing page, and the twelve-month cont...
- The 1,000-Mile Road Trip: EV vs Gas vs Hybrid in Summer 2026 — With gas near 4.10 dollars a gallon, the obvious assumption is that an EV road trip saves money. We ran the numbers for 1,000 miles in August heat, and the obvious assumption is wrong.
- Home EV Charger Installation Cost in 2026: What It Really Takes Now That the Credit Is Gone — The federal 30C credit expired on June 30, 2026, so home charger installation is now fully out of pocket. We calculate what it costs, when it pays back, and when you can legitimately skip a panel upgrade.
- EV Registration Fees Rise in 2026 as a Federal Fee Advances — Michigan's EV registration fee jumped to $267 this year, Pennsylvania's to $250, and 41 states now charge some kind of EV surcharge. Congress's BUILD America 250 Act would add a $130 federal fee on top — the bill clea...