What it costs to charge a 2026 Cadillac OPTIQ RWD (19 kW Charger) in Alabama

At Alabama's residential electricity rate of 16.58¢/kWh, a 2026 Cadillac OPTIQ RWD (19 kW Charger) (rated 32.1 kWh per 100 miles by the EPA) costs $5.32 to drive 100 miles on home charging, against $16.02 for the same distance in a car averaging 25.5 mpg on gasoline at $4.085/gallon. That works out to 66.8% cheaper per mile than gasoline in Alabama — charging at home costs a fraction of what gas would here.

Annual cost, at 15 thousands miles a year

Home charging this 2026 Cadillac OPTIQ RWD (19 kW Charger) in Alabama runs about $798 over fueleconomy.gov's default 15,000 annual miles, versus about $2,403 for the gasoline equivalent. Call it about $1,605 saved annually, at this mileage.

Filling up the 2026 Cadillac OPTIQ RWD (19 kW Charger), in dollars

$16.86 — that's what Alabama's 16.58¢/kWh rate puts on the 101.7 kWh a 2026 Cadillac OPTIQ RWD (19 kW Charger) needs for its full 317-mile EPA range.

Where this ranks

Among all 20,400 state-and-model combinations this site tracks, charging a 2026 Cadillac OPTIQ RWD (19 kW Charger) in Alabama ranks 6,020 for cost savings versus gas — 1 being the best deal nationally. Separately, the Cadillac OPTIQ RWD (19 kW Charger) ranks 91 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.

Get quotes from local electricians for Level 2 charger installation in Alabama before deciding.

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.