Arkansas home charging cost for the 2027 Mercedes-Benz CLA250 Plus with EQ Tech

At Arkansas's residential electricity rate of 13.43¢/kWh, a 2027 Mercedes-Benz CLA250 Plus with EQ Tech (rated 31 kWh per 100 miles by the EPA) costs $4.16 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. Charging at home costs a fraction of what gas would here: 74% less than gas per mile, here specifically.

What a year of driving costs

At fueleconomy.gov's default of 15,000 annual miles, the 2027 Mercedes-Benz CLA250 Plus with EQ Tech costs roughly $624 a year to charge at home in Arkansas, against roughly $2,403 a year for an equivalent gas car. That's a savings of about $1,778 a year.

Cost of a full charge

Covering the 2027 Mercedes-Benz CLA250 Plus with EQ Tech's EPA-rated 317-mile range takes about 98.3 kWh, which costs about $13.2 at Arkansas's residential rate — figured from the EPA's own combined range and consumption numbers, not the pack's nameplate capacity.

Where this ranks

This combination ranks 1,346 of 20,400 state/model pairs for cost savings against gas (1 is cheapest). The Mercedes-Benz CLA250 Plus with EQ Tech alone ranks 73 of 400 models for efficiency; Arkansas alone ranks 6 of 51 states for electricity price.

Getting set up to charge a 2027 Mercedes-Benz CLA250 Plus with EQ Tech at home

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.

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

Where these figures come from

See the methodology guide for exactly which EIA and EPA figures feed 2027 Mercedes-Benz CLA250 Plus with EQ Tech's cost in Arkansas. At 13.43¢/kWh, Arkansas sits in the middle of the national range — the guide to why charging cost varies by state shows where.