Charging a 2026 Volvo EC40 at home in Arkansas

At Arkansas's residential electricity rate of 13.43¢/kWh, a 2026 Volvo EC40 (rated 31.7 kWh per 100 miles by the EPA) costs $4.26 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 73.4% cheaper per mile than gasoline in Arkansas — charging at home costs a fraction of what gas would here.

Annual cost, at 15 thousands miles a year

Arkansas owners putting 15,000 annual miles on a 2026 Volvo EC40 spend about $638 on home electricity, compared to about $2,403 a gas-car equivalent would spend on fuel. Call it about $1,765 saved annually, at this mileage.

What one full charge costs

At Arkansas's rate, fully covering this 2026 Volvo EC40's 298-mile EPA range costs about $12.68 (94.4 kWh) — the energy the EPA test actually used, not the battery's rated size.

2026 Volvo EC40 in Arkansas, ranked

Among all 20,400 state-and-model combinations this site tracks, charging a 2026 Volvo EC40 in Arkansas ranks 1,611 for cost savings versus gas — 1 being the best deal nationally. Separately, the Volvo EC40 ranks 82 of 400 EV models for raw efficiency, and Arkansas ranks 6 of 51 for cheapest residential electricity.

Before you install a home charger in Arkansas

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

More on how this number was built

The methodology guide names the exact EIA and EPA tables behind this page's numbers. At 13.43¢/kWh, Arkansas sits in the middle of the national range — the guide to why charging cost varies by state shows where.