2026 Mercedes-Benz EQS 450 Plus: home charging cost in Alabama

A 2026 Mercedes-Benz EQS 450 Plus draws 34 kWh per 100 miles per the EPA; at Alabama's 16.58¢/kWh residential rate that's $5.64 per 100 miles charged at home, versus $16.02 for a 25.5-mpg gas car covering the same distance. Charging at home is much cheaper than gas here: 64.8% less than gas per mile, here specifically.

What a year of driving costs

Driving 15,000 miles a year — fueleconomy.gov's own default assumption — a 2026 Mercedes-Benz EQS 450 Plus charged at home in Alabama costs about $846/year in electricity, against about $2,403/year for the gas-car comparison. That's a savings of about $1,557 a year.

Cost of a full charge

A 2026 Mercedes-Benz EQS 450 Plus needs roughly 132.6 kWh to reach its EPA-rated 390-mile range, which runs about $21.99 at 16.58¢/kWh in Alabama.

How this compares nationally

This combination ranks 7,574 of 20,400 state/model pairs for cost savings against gas (1 is cheapest). The Mercedes-Benz EQS 450 Plus alone ranks 122 of 400 models for efficiency; Alabama alone ranks 29 of 51 states for electricity price.

Before you install a home charger in Alabama

The numbers above assume Level 2 home charging is already in place — the electrical work behind that is a real, separate cost that varies by panel, wiring, and local labor rates, not something this page's per-mile math includes.

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

Where these figures come from

The methodology guide names the exact EIA and EPA tables behind this page's numbers. Curious how Alabama's 16.58¢/kWh compares? The guide to charging cost by state ranks every state side by side.