What it costs to charge a 2026 Volvo EC40 Twin in Alabama

At Alabama's residential electricity rate of 16.58¢/kWh, a 2026 Volvo EC40 Twin (rated 34.8 kWh per 100 miles by the EPA) costs $5.78 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 63.9% cheaper per mile than gasoline in Alabama — charging at home is much cheaper than gas here.

What a year of driving costs

Home charging this 2026 Volvo EC40 Twin in Alabama runs about $866 over fueleconomy.gov's default 15,000 annual miles, versus about $2,403 for the gasoline equivalent. Call it about $1,536 saved annually, at this mileage.

Filling up the 2026 Volvo EC40 Twin, in dollars

$15.48 — that's what Alabama's 16.58¢/kWh rate puts on the 93.4 kWh a 2026 Volvo EC40 Twin needs for its full 268-mile EPA range.

Where this ranks

Among all 20,400 state-and-model combinations this site tracks, charging a 2026 Volvo EC40 Twin in Alabama ranks 8,358 for cost savings versus gas — 1 being the best deal nationally. Separately, the Volvo EC40 Twin ranks 144 of 400 EV models for raw efficiency, and Alabama ranks 29 of 51 for cheapest residential electricity.

Before you install a home charger in Alabama

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

See the methodology guide for exactly which EIA and EPA figures feed 2026 Volvo EC40 Twin's cost in Alabama. Curious how Alabama's 16.58¢/kWh compares? The guide to charging cost by state ranks every state side by side.