Cost of EV charging in VA

[Anonymous]

If you have an EV in Virginia, what does it cost to charge it? Did you need to install a special charger at home?

The Dominion website has like 16 different rates, so I'm confused.

[Anonymous]

We have had some type of an EV since 2016. We have had an EV and a plug in hybrid since 2019. We didn’t have to install a special EVSE (“charger”), but we did. We usually have one plugged in to that 240 unit and the other a regular 120 outlet.

We haven’t noticed much of a change in our bill, but it’s also not something we really track.

[Anonymous]

I live in NoVa and have a ChargePoint EV charger in my home for a Polestar 2. On average, I pay about $19 to add 438 miles per month. This is mostly commuting to and from work. This works out to $.04 per mile. I have my charger programmed to charge between midnight - 5 AM to avoid peak rates from Dominion.

DC fast charging is more expensive and not included above. I only DC Fast charge during road trips.