What it costs to charge a 2026 Lexus ES 500e AWD (21 inch Wheels) in Alaska

At Alaska's residential electricity rate of 26.86¢/kWh, a 2026 Lexus ES 500e AWD (21 inch Wheels) (rated 30 kWh per 100 miles by the EPA) costs $8.06 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 49.7% cheaper per mile than gasoline in Alaska — charging at home is much cheaper than gas here.

Annual cost, at 15 thousands miles a year

Home charging this 2026 Lexus ES 500e AWD (21 inch Wheels) in Alaska runs about $1,209 over fueleconomy.gov's default 15,000 annual miles, versus about $2,403 for the gasoline equivalent. Call it about $1,194 saved annually, at this mileage.

Cost of a full charge

$21.92 — that's what Alaska's 26.86¢/kWh rate puts on the 81.6 kWh a 2026 Lexus ES 500e AWD (21 inch Wheels) needs for its full 272-mile EPA range.

How this compares nationally

Among all 20,400 state-and-model combinations this site tracks, charging a 2026 Lexus ES 500e AWD (21 inch Wheels) in Alaska ranks 15,156 for cost savings versus gas — 1 being the best deal nationally. Separately, the Lexus ES 500e AWD (21 inch Wheels) ranks 60 of 400 EV models for raw efficiency, and Alaska ranks 44 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.

Ask a licensed Alaska electrician to quote the install before this math becomes a real decision.

More on how this number was built

Every figure on this page traces to a named EIA or EPA dataset — see the methodology guide. Curious how Alaska's 26.86¢/kWh compares? The guide to charging cost by state ranks every state side by side.