Charging a 2026 Cadillac LYRIQ (11 kW Charger) at home in Alabama

A 2026 Cadillac LYRIQ (11 kW Charger) draws 36.8 kWh per 100 miles per the EPA; at Alabama's 16.58¢/kWh residential rate that's $6.1 per 100 miles charged at home, versus $16.02 for a 25.5-mpg gas car covering the same distance. That works out to 61.9% cheaper per mile than gasoline in Alabama — charging at home is much cheaper than gas here.

What a year of driving costs

Alabama owners putting 15,000 annual miles on a 2026 Cadillac LYRIQ (11 kW Charger) spend about $916 on home electricity, compared to about $2,403 a gas-car equivalent would spend on fuel. Call it about $1,487 saved annually, at this mileage.

Cost of a full charge

At Alabama's rate, fully covering this 2026 Cadillac LYRIQ (11 kW Charger)'s 326-mile EPA range costs about $19.9 (120 kWh) — the energy the EPA test actually used, not the battery's rated size.

How this compares nationally

Among all 20,400 state-and-model combinations this site tracks, charging a 2026 Cadillac LYRIQ (11 kW Charger) in Alabama ranks 9,857 for cost savings versus gas — 1 being the best deal nationally. Separately, the Cadillac LYRIQ (11 kW Charger) ranks 189 of 400 EV models for raw efficiency, and Alabama ranks 29 of 51 for cheapest residential electricity.

Next step: home charger installation

Everything above is the per-mile and per-year cost once a home charger exists — getting one installed is a separate electrical job whose price depends on your panel and wiring, not the state average used here.

Line up a few Alabama electrician quotes for Level 2 install before you commit either way.

More on how this number was built

The methodology guide names the exact EIA and EPA tables behind this page's numbers. At 16.58¢/kWh, Alabama sits in the middle of the national range — the guide to why charging cost varies by state shows where.