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What EV provides free tools and written guides to help US drivers compare the running costs of electric, gasoline, diesel and hybrid cars, shortlist electric models, and assess the battery health of a used EV. It is an information service only.

Nothing on this site is financial, tax, legal or purchasing advice. Every figure is an estimate in US dollars built from published US averages and live US price feeds, and your real costs will differ depending on your driving, utility rate plan, state and local taxes and fees, insurer, vehicle and financing. Federal and state incentive amounts and eligibility change frequently — always confirm current figures with the IRS, your state agency, your utility and the relevant supplier before committing to a purchase or lease.

We take care to keep our assumptions current and to state them openly on the results pages, but we do not warrant that the site or its third-party price feeds are accurate, complete or continuously available. Where a live feed is unavailable we fall back to a stored US average and label it as such. Range figures shown for US models are EPA estimates, and battery health results are modelled estimates rather than a diagnostic scan.

You may use the site for your own personal, non-commercial purposes. You may not scrape, overload or attempt to disrupt the service, submit automated or abusive volumes of form data, or attempt to gain unauthorized access to any part of the system.

What EV does not carry affiliate, referral or sponsored links, and we do not earn a commission from dealers, lenders, leasing companies, charging networks or insurers. Our rankings, reviews and cost calculations are independent of any commercial relationship.

Site content, calculations and guide text belong to What EV. Vehicle images and manufacturer names remain the property of their respective owners and are used for identification purposes.

The site is provided “as is” and “as available,” without warranties of any kind, express or implied, including implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose and non-infringement. To the maximum extent permitted by law, What EV is not liable for any indirect, incidental, consequential, special or punitive damages, or for any loss arising from decisions made on the basis of information on this site. Some states do not allow certain exclusions, so parts of this section may not apply to you.

These terms are governed by the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to its conflict of law rules. Nothing in this section deprives you of the protection of mandatory consumer protection law in your state of residence.

We may update these terms as the site develops; the current version always appears here. See our privacy policy for how we handle data.