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EV Charging Cost Calculator Canada
Charging cost is energy used (kWh) × price per kWh. Use this Canadian calculator to estimate a charge, monthly costs and an annual home/public charging budget with editable rates.
Use your province, driving distance, efficiency, and public charging mix to see what EV charging really costs before comparing chargers.
Open calculatorHow 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.
Next Steps After You Know Your Charging Cost
Start with DashSharing when exploring home-charging rewards, then compare other chargers and keeping your existing setup. Rewards are separate from the electricity costs above.
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 limitationsHome and public charging: worked examples
These illustrations use 20,000 km/year and 18 kWh/100 km of billed charging energy: 3,600 kWh/year. Home electricity is assumed to cost $0.15/kWh and public charging $0.45/kWh. These are example prices, not utility presets or Canadian averages. No extra charging losses or separate fees are added.
| Charging mix by energy | Cost / 100 km | Monthly | Annual | Extra vs home only / year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100% home | $2.70 | $45 | $540 | $0 |
| 80% home / 20% public | $3.78 | $63 | $756 | $216 |
| 40% home / 60% public | $5.94 | $99 | $1,188 | $648 |
| 100% public | $8.10 | $135 | $1,620 | $1,080 |
Enter those inputs above to reproduce the examples, then substitute your own rates. A 60 kWh battery receiving a 20%–80% top-up gains 36 kWh: enter 60 for battery size and 60 for charge added. At $0.15/kWh, the calculator shows $5.40 before charging losses. Assuming 90% charging efficiency, 40 kWh would be billed and the cost would be $6.00; that loss adjustment is separate.
How this charging-cost calculator works
- Blended rate: home rate × home energy share + public rate × public energy share.
- Annual charging energy: annual kilometres × entered kWh/100 km ÷ 100.
- Annual cost: annual charging energy × blended rate. Monthly cost is annual cost ÷ 12.
- Cost per 100 km: entered kWh/100 km × blended rate.
- Per-charge cost: battery size × charge-added percentage ÷ 100 × the relevant rate. Battery presets are illustrative; use your vehicle’s usable capacity.
- Public premium: the extra annual energy cost compared with buying all the same energy at your home rate. It shows zero if public charging is cheaper; it does not show a negative saving.
Charging losses, fees and ownership costs
No charging-loss percentage is added automatically. For annual estimates, use billed kWh per 100 km where available. If you start with vehicle-only consumption, divide by your assumed charging efficiency: 18 ÷ 0.90 = 20 kWh/100 km. Do not add losses again to a figure that already includes them. The 90% figure is an illustration, not a measured rate for every charger or vehicle.
Include applicable variable delivery charges, adjustments and taxes in your entered electricity price. Existing fixed household charges, charger purchase and installation, public subscriptions, parking, session and idle fees are outside these results. Add any costs you incur separately to your budget. Charger rewards are not deducted. This estimates charging energy costs, not total vehicle ownership costs.
For help reading your bill and choosing inputs, use our Canadian EV charging-cost guide. Compare fuel spending with the EV versus gas savings calculator or assess hardware in our home EV charger guide.
Canadian electricity-rate presets and sources
The calculator contains 20 named plans or tiers across ten provinces. Its existing rate register was checked September 24, 2026; effective dates are shown below. These are published energy or stated variable components, not complete delivered prices. Check the utility’s current tariff and your own bill before relying on a preset. Territories and other utilities use manual input.
For Ontario, select the plan you are enrolled in and the hours you actually charge. For household tiers, use all household consumption to determine the applicable tier; use a weighted custom rate if charging spans tiers or price periods. Compare the entire household bill before changing plans.
View all 20 rate presets, effective dates and exclusions
| Utility / plan | CAD/kWh | Effective | Scope and source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ontario RPP — TOU off-peak | $0.09800 | 2025-11-01 | Energy only. Match your enrolled plan and charging hours. ULO has a much higher weekday peak price; compare the whole household bill. Official tariff |
| Ontario RPP — ULO overnight | $0.03900 | 2025-11-01 | Energy only. Match your enrolled plan and charging hours. ULO has a much higher weekday peak price; compare the whole household bill. Official tariff |
| Ontario RPP — TOU mid-peak | $0.15700 | 2025-11-01 | Energy only. Match your enrolled plan and charging hours. ULO has a much higher weekday peak price; compare the whole household bill. Official tariff |
| Ontario RPP — TOU on-peak | $0.20300 | 2025-11-01 | Energy only. Match your enrolled plan and charging hours. ULO has a much higher weekday peak price; compare the whole household bill. Official tariff |
| BC Hydro — Flat rate | $0.12700 | 2026-04-01 | Energy only. Tiered billing uses total household consumption: 22.1918 kWh per day at Tier 1, then Tier 2. Other BC utilities may differ. Official tariff |
| BC Hydro — Tier 1 | $0.11870 | 2026-04-01 | Energy only. Tiered billing uses total household consumption: 22.1918 kWh per day at Tier 1, then Tier 2. Other BC utilities may differ. Official tariff |
| BC Hydro — Tier 2 | $0.14080 | 2026-04-01 | Energy only. Tiered billing uses total household consumption: 22.1918 kWh per day at Tier 1, then Tier 2. Other BC utilities may differ. Official tariff |
| BC Hydro — flat + optional overnight TOD | $0.07700 | 2026-04-01 | Calculated as 12.70¢ minus 5¢ overnight credit, 11 p.m.–7 a.m. Only for customers enrolled in this optional plan; 4–9 p.m. adds 5¢. Official tariff |
| EPCOR — Rate of Last Resort | $0.12010 | 2025-01-01 to 2026-12-31 | Energy only. Select the retailer serving your address. Delivery, riders and administration are additional; competitive contracts differ. Official tariff |
| ENMAX — Rate of Last Resort | $0.12060 | 2025-01-01 to 2026-12-31 | Energy only. Select the retailer serving your address. Delivery, riders and administration are additional; competitive contracts differ. Official tariff |
| Direct Energy Regulated Services — Rate of Last Resort | $0.12020 | 2025-01-01 to 2026-12-31 | Energy only. Select the retailer serving your address. Delivery, riders and administration are additional; competitive contracts differ. Official tariff |
| Manitoba Hydro — standard residential | $0.09970 | 2026-01-01 | Energy only. Excludes diesel-zone service and fixed basic charges. Official tariff |
| NB Power — residential + variance | $0.15840 | 2026-04-14 | 15.39¢ energy plus 0.45¢ variance adjustment. Fixed service charge excluded; municipal utility tariffs may differ. Official tariff |
| Newfoundland Power — domestic 1.1 | $0.15587 | 2026-07-01 | Includes municipal-tax and rate-stabilization adjustments; excludes HST, fixed service charge and prompt-payment discount. Not a Labrador or Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro tariff. Official tariff |
| Nova Scotia Power — standard residential | $0.19128 | 2026-05-01 | Standard energy rate; fixed monthly charge and tax excluded. Time-varying plans and municipal utilities differ. Official tariff |
| Maritime Electric — first 2,000 kWh | $0.17840 | 2026-08-01 | Household billing-period tier, not charging time. Includes published adjustments; fixed service and tax excluded. Summerside has a separate tariff. Official tariff |
| Maritime Electric — above 2,000 kWh | $0.14230 | 2026-08-01 | Household billing-period tier, not charging time. Includes published adjustments; fixed service and tax excluded. Summerside has a separate tariff. Official tariff |
| Hydro-Québec Rate D — first 40 kWh/day | $0.07065 | 2026-04-01 | Tier depends on all household use: 40 kWh × billing days, then the higher rate. Not time-of-use. If charging crosses tiers, enter a weighted custom rate. Fixed access and tax excluded. Official tariff |
| Hydro-Québec Rate D — above 40 kWh/day | $0.11142 | 2026-04-01 | Tier depends on all household use: 40 kWh × billing days, then the higher rate. Not time-of-use. If charging crosses tiers, enter a weighted custom rate. Fixed access and tax excluded. Official tariff |
| SaskPower — residential E01/E03 | $0.15476 | 2026-02-01 | Published energy rate. Basic charge, applicable taxes and surcharges excluded; other electricity providers may differ. Official tariff |
How To Use This Calculator
Start with the default Canadian assumptions, then adjust the inputs until they match your driving and charging habits.
Choose your province and utility plan, check the rate notes, or enter your applicable home electricity cost.
Adjust annual kilometres, efficiency, and public charging share to match your actual use.
Once you know your charging cost, compare charger ROI, gas savings, and hardware choices.
Next Calculators & Guides
Compatible Home Charging Hardware
These are useful next checks once you know what home charging can save compared with public charging.
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Compare Your Actual Charging Options
Home charging can lower energy costs when its effective rate is below the public prices you would otherwise pay. Workplace offers, local tariffs and installation costs can change that comparison.
Compare hardware and installation costs with the energy savings your inputs show. Check eligibility and conditions separately before counting any charger rewards.