Your EV charging cost depends on how much energy you buy and the price at each place you charge. Use your own electricity tariff and public-charging receipts to estimate the cost in Canadian dollars. If you are comparing home-charging rewards, start with DashSharing, then weigh the alternatives against your existing setup.
Estimate your charging cost
How Much Does It Cost to Charge Your EV in Canada?
Estimate home, public, monthly, annual, and real-world blended EV charging costs with Canadian rate presets and editable assumptions.
Your Charging Inputs
Rate source, effective date and what is included
Your Estimated Cost
Cost for the selected charge amount using your home/public mix.
Same charge amount at your home rate.
Same charge amount at your public rate.
Estimated blended cost to drive 100 km.
About $534 per year.
Extra annual cost from your public charging share.
Utility presets are dated published rates for named plans, not province-wide averages or complete delivered costs. Household tiers depend on total household consumption; enter a blended custom rate when charging crosses tiers. Battery presets are illustrative starting points, not official capacities. Battery capacity varies by model year, trim and usable capacity; enter the applicable value for your vehicle. Replace the home rate with your utility plan’s effective cost for the extra kWh used to charge, including applicable variable charges and taxes. Fixed monthly charges are not added unless you include them yourself. Public session, subscription, parking and idle fees are not modelled. No charging-loss allowance is added automatically. For annual costs, use billed charging energy per 100 km or adjust vehicle-only consumption for losses; do not add losses twice. Per-charge results use battery size × charge added × rate, before charging losses. The public rate is an editable example, not a Canadian average. All results are in Canadian dollars.
Compare with CAA’s observed charging costs
CAA’s September 2026 test measured Canadian dollars per 100 displayed kilometres added. This is not a home-charging tariff, cost to drive 100 km, or guaranteed result.
Select a vehicle to see its observed cost and driving consumption.
Your calculator estimate still uses its own inputs. This reference does not overwrite your rates, vehicle selection or results.
The cost column reflects a particular charging session and displayed range. Battery levels were not uniformly ideal for maximum speed. Pricing and test conditions differed from everyday home charging. Use the separate observed consumption only as context, not a universal vehicle rating.
CAA’s original results and limitationsThe result is an estimate from the inputs, not an exact bill or a guaranteed saving. Check which charges the calculator includes before comparing it with your utility statement.
Start with DashSharing for home-charging rewards
DashSharing is the first program to explore in this guide. It offers Standard 40A and Ultra 48A home chargers through a refundable-deposit program, with rewards for eligible charging. Compare connector compatibility, installation costs, deposit terms and payout timing before choosing a setup.
Explore DashSharing with code TESLADDICT → · Compare DashSharing with other Canadian charging-reward programs.
The calculator above estimates electricity costs before rewards. A reward balance does not reduce your utility bill, and accrued value may not be immediately withdrawable. Keep a suitable existing charger in the comparison and count all additional costs before switching.
Calculate the energy you actually buy
Charging cost = electricity drawn from the supply × price per kWh. A vehicle’s battery capacity is not the energy bought at every session: most charges replace only part of the battery, and charging losses add to the electricity drawn.
For example, adding 40 kWh to a battery at an assumed 90% charging efficiency requires about 44.4 kWh from the wall. At an illustrative C$0.15/kWh, that costs C$6.67 before any excluded charges. At C$0.30/kWh, the same session costs C$13.33. These are examples, not Canadian average prices.
Compare home and public charging fairly
| Where you charge | Use in your estimate |
|---|---|
| Home | Your charging hours and applicable per-kWh electricity, delivery, rider and tax charges. Keep household fixed fees separate unless charging creates a new fee. |
| Public charging | The station’s displayed energy or time-based price, plus applicable parking, session, membership or idle fees. |
| Mixed routine | The proportion of energy bought at each price, rather than assuming every kilometre uses the cheapest rate. |
Rates vary by province, utility and plan. Ontario’s OEB electricity-rate guide explains its regulated price plans; the electricity line is only part of a delivered bill. For Supercharging, Tesla directs drivers to location-specific pricing in the app or vehicle.
Reduce costs with the equipment you have
If your tariff has cheaper hours, use a suitable vehicle or charger schedule. Compare the whole household bill before changing electricity plans: an overnight saving can be offset by higher prices at other times.
Start with your working charger. A replacement should justify its purchase, installation and other costs through benefits you cannot obtain from the existing setup. Canadian charging rewards are conditional and have separate eligibility and payout rules.
Compare the DashSharing Standard 40A and Ultra 48A in Gear if you need new hardware. Include installation and program obligations in the total; compare against keeping an existing suitable charger.
Compare fuel cost with total ownership cost
Use the Canadian EV versus gas calculator for equal driving distances. Charging can cost less than gasoline, but the result depends on both vehicles and the prices you pay.
For a purchase decision, also compare financing, insurance, maintenance and depreciation. A depreciation waiver addresses qualifying insurance losses; it does not protect ordinary resale value.
Start with a recent bill and a realistic charging mix, then test a higher-price scenario before relying on the saving.
