EV charging cost at home, state by state
Charging an EV at home adds units to your electricity bill. Pick your state to work out the real extra bill and compare it with petrol.
- 36 states and UTs
- Uses each state’s home tariff
- Checked 15 October 2026
Cost per km by state
| State or UT | Scooter, per km | Car, per km | Petrol a litre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andaman & Nicobar Islands | ₹0.26 | ₹1.14 | ₹88.66 |
| Andhra Pradesh | ₹0.14 | ₹0.84 | ₹117.68 |
| Arunachal Pradesh | ₹0.11 | ₹0.45 | ₹97.96 |
| Assam | ₹0.15 | ₹0.71 | ₹105.73 |
| Bihar | ₹0.10 | ₹0.42 | ₹113.37 |
| Chandigarh | ₹0.11 | ₹0.49 | ₹101.54 |
| Chhattisgarh | ₹0.16 | ₹0.62 | ₹108.30 |
| Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu | ₹0.08 | ₹0.35 | ₹99.74 |
| Delhi | ₹0.06 | ₹0.48 | ₹102.12 |
| Goa | ₹0.10 | ₹0.46 | ₹104.00 |
| Gujarat | ₹0.16 | ₹0.77 | ₹102.01 |
| Haryana | ₹0.13 | ₹0.64 | ₹103.14 |
| Himachal Pradesh | ₹0.14 | ₹0.60 | ₹103.15 |
| Jammu & Kashmir | ₹0.10 | ₹0.43 | ₹108.41 |
| Jharkhand | ₹0.18 | ₹0.75 | ₹106.19 |
| Karnataka | ₹0.60 | ₹0.97 | ₹110.82 |
| Kerala | ₹0.22 | ₹1.27 | ₹115.49 |
| Ladakh | ₹0.10 | ₹0.41 | ₹110.01 |
| Lakshadweep | ₹0.18 | ₹0.86 | ₹107.50 |
| Madhya Pradesh | ₹0.20 | ₹0.92 | ₹114.54 |
| Maharashtra | ₹0.36 | ₹1.69 | ₹111.21 |
| Manipur | ₹0.17 | ₹0.72 | ₹106.90 |
| Meghalaya | ₹0.12 | ₹0.52 | ₹102.64 |
| Mizoram | ₹0.20 | ₹0.83 | ₹106.54 |
| Nagaland | ₹0.17 | ₹0.78 | ₹104.90 |
| Odisha | ₹0.14 | ₹0.58 | ₹108.97 |
| Puducherry | ₹0.16 | ₹0.75 | ₹103.58 |
| Punjab | ₹0.00 | ₹1.07 | ₹105.84 |
| Rajasthan | ₹0.61 | ₹1.27 | ₹113.19 |
| Sikkim | ₹0.12 | ₹0.50 | ₹110.80 |
| Tamil Nadu | ₹0.15 | ₹0.97 | ₹107.76 |
| Telangana | ₹0.39 | ₹0.98 | ₹115.69 |
| Tripura | ₹0.17 | ₹0.78 | ₹104.96 |
| Uttar Pradesh | ₹0.14 | ₹0.62 | ₹101.86 |
| Uttarakhand | ₹0.17 | ₹0.72 | ₹100.51 |
| West Bengal | ₹0.16 | ₹0.95 | ₹113.51 |
Scooter: Ather 450X 3.5 kWh, 1,000 km a month. Car: Tata Nexon.ev 45, 1,500 km a month. A home that uses 200 units a month, 10% charging loss, night charging. Petrol: IndianOil, state capital, 15 October 2026.
Which tariff applies at home
The Ministry of Power guidelines of 2024 say: “Domestic electricity rates will apply to charging EVs at home.” (Guidelines, clause 15). Some states also let a home take a separate EV connection: Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Gujarat and Mizoram. Each state page shows the rule from its own tariff order.
Vehicle figures: makers’ websites
- Ather 450S 2.9 kWh, Ather 450S 3.5 kWh, Ather 450X 2.9 kWh, Ather 450X 3.5 kWh
- Ather 450 Apex
- Ather Rizta Z 3.5 kWh
- Ola S1 Pro 3 kWh, Ola S1 Pro 4 kWh, Ola S1 Pro+ 5.2 kWh
- TVS iQube 2.3 kWh, TVS iQube 3.1 kWh, TVS iQube 3.5 kWh, TVS iQube S 4.7 kWh, TVS iQube ST 5.3 kWh
- Bajaj Chetak C3501
- Bajaj Chetak C3001
- Hero Vida VX2 Go 3.4 kWh
- Hero Vida VX2 Plus 4.4 kWh
- Hero Vida V2 Pro
- Tata Tiago.ev Medium Range, Tata Tiago.ev Long Range
- Tata Nexon.ev 45
- MG Comet EV
- MG Windsor EV 52.9 kWh
- Mahindra BE 6 59 kWh, Mahindra BE 6 79 kWh
- Hero Splendor+
- Maruti WagonR 1.2 MT
- Maruti Swift MT