VIRGINIA BEACH — AAA announced that it is now adding electric vehicle charging data to its new “Fuel Prices” website in addition to providing gasoline price information.
With nearly 2 million members living in households with one or more electric vehicles, AAA said it recognizes the need to track the average kilowatt-per-hour cost for all levels of public charging by state.
Thursday’s national average for a kilowatt of electricity at a public charging station is 34 cents. At the pump, the national average for a gallon of gas dropped two cents since last week to $3.06 — matching the January low. There are now 28 states with averages below $3, AAA said.
“One difference drivers may notice is that while gas prices bob and weave daily and require a chart to track, electric charging rates barely budge. Over the past six months, AAA has quietly monitored EV charging rates, and they have moved less than a penny,” said Andrew Gross, AAA spokesperson. “And one important thing to remember, folks, whether you use gasoline or electricity, it’s still a car.”
Unlike the gas price map, which tracks national, state, county, and metro average prices, AAA said the EV charging rate map will only supply national and state data at this point. It will also show the number of public chargers in each state. The new EV charging map represents the national and state daily average per kilowatt hour cost for all commercial/public charging — Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3/DC Fast Charging, it added, while historical EV price data is not available at this time.
According to new data from the Energy Information Administration (EIA), gasoline demand plunged from 9.38 million barrels per day last week to 8.41 million. Meanwhile, total domestic gasoline stocks rose slightly from 206.9 million barrels to 208.9 million, while gasoline production decreased last week, averaging 9.3 million barrels daily.
Thursday’s national average for a gallon of gas is $3.06, 11 cents less than a month ago and 23 cents less than a year ago.
Locally, the gas price average for the Commonwealth increased to $3.06. Today’s price is two cents lower than a week ago and 11 cents lower than a month ago. In Hampton Roads, prices held steady at $2.85, which is nine cents lower than a month ago and 21 cents lower than a year ago.
