Planning your electric getaway

If you're planning on a road trip with your electric vehicles (EV), you'll want to prepare for the cost of charging. Calculating the cost of that can be tricky. There are multiple types of chargers and charging networks, and the costs of electricity vary from state to state.

Many EVs now can range more than 200 miles per charge. For major trips, you'll likely have to charge your vehicle several times.

In general, it will cost between $10 and $30 to charge your EV while on the road, depending on what level of charger you are using. That makes the cost of an EV road trip comparable with that of the same journey in a regular (i.e., gas-powered) car. There are, however, plenty of factors that can complicate this apparently simple math.