NICK GOSNELL
Hutch Post
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — AAA is now going to include costs of energy for electric vehicles in its regular reports.
"National Drive Electric Week is September 27th through October 6th," said Shawn Steward with AAA Kansas. "We thought this was a fitting time to recognize that electric vehicle ownership is becoming more mainstream, enough to the point for AAA to add electricity to its weekly consumer fuel gauge report."
Kansas is in a good position in the first report, released earlier this week.
"Kansas actually has the lowest kilowatt hour cost in the country at 22 cents," Steward said. "That's certainly a good place to be. We're low in terms of gas prices and the top 10 lowest gas prices, and we're number one in terms of the lowest electric prices right now if you're charging your vehicle."
The report will also include those who charge at home and those who use commercial fast chargers.
"We like to include that information, providing data for all levels of public charging, level one through the level three fast charging," Steward said. "We can get a clear understanding and an average look at what those prices are when you go to charge your EV."
You can find prices for both gas and electricity through links at https://gasprices.aaa.com/.