2026 Cadillac LYRIQ (11 kW Charger): home charging cost in California

A 2026 Cadillac LYRIQ (11 kW Charger) draws 36.8 kWh per 100 miles per the EPA; at California's 33.17¢/kWh residential rate that's $12.21 per 100 miles charged at home, versus $16.02 for a 25.5-mpg gas car covering the same distance. Charging at home is cheaper than gas here: 23.8% 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 Cadillac LYRIQ (11 kW Charger) charged at home in California costs about $1,832/year in electricity, against about $2,403/year for the gas-car comparison. That's a savings of about $571 a year.

Filling up the 2026 Cadillac LYRIQ (11 kW Charger), in dollars

A 2026 Cadillac LYRIQ (11 kW Charger) needs roughly 120 kWh to reach its EPA-rated 326-mile range, which runs about $39.82 at 33.17¢/kWh in California.

2026 Cadillac LYRIQ (11 kW Charger) in California, ranked

This combination ranks 19,124 of 20,400 state/model pairs for cost savings against gas (1 is cheapest). The Cadillac LYRIQ (11 kW Charger) alone ranks 189 of 400 models for efficiency; California alone ranks 50 of 51 states for electricity price.

Next step: home charger installation

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 California 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 2026 Cadillac LYRIQ (11 kW Charger)'s cost in California. California has some of the highest residential electricity rates in the country — see the guide to why the cost varies so much by state for the full picture.