Gas spending exceeded Supercharging among Tesla-charging households
Average household spend on gasoline and Tesla Supercharging among 15,327 U.S. card-panel households with at least 6 Supercharger transactions, Aug. 2025–Jul. 2026
Average household spend over 12 months
Source: YipitData U.S. debit/credit card panel. Gas is measured at the household level, not a specific vehicle. Paid fuel includes only gasoline and Tesla Supercharging; home and Level 2 charging are excluded.
Chart data
| Series | Average household spend over 12 months |
|---|---|
| Gasoline | ~$920 |
| Tesla Supercharging | ~$485 |
Did routine gas buying fade with years of observed Tesla Supercharging?
No. Among households whose first observed Tesla Supercharger transaction occurred in 2021–2022, 37–40% still bought gasoline in at least 6 months during the fixed Aug. 2025–Jul. 2026 window. Across all 15,327 households, 80.8% bought gas at least once and 45.2% bought it in at least 6 months. The tenure result supports a durable household pattern, but gasoline purchases are observed at the household level and cannot be tied to a specific vehicle.
Assumptions & Methodologies
We analyzed YipitData’s U.S. debit/credit card panel for 15,327 households with at least 6 Tesla Supercharger transactions from Aug. 1, 2025 through Jul. 31, 2026. Gasoline used fuel-pump merchant category codes; routine buying required purchases in at least 6 distinct months. Tenure was the year of each household’s first observed Supercharger transaction. Records begin in 2021, so some households may have started earlier. Home and Level 2 charging are invisible. Gas is household-level; 2025–2026 cohorts include pre-ownership months; and Supercharger-heavy selection may overstate charging’s paid-fuel share. Results are panel observations, not market totals.