2026 Cadillac LYRIQ PAWD, CA Charging Cost

2026 Cadillac LYRIQ PAWD: home charging cost in California

At California's residential electricity rate of 33.17¢/kWh, a 2026 Cadillac LYRIQ PAWD (rated 38 kWh per 100 miles by the EPA) costs $12.6 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 is cheaper than gas here: 21.4% 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 PAWD charged at home in California costs about $1,890/year in electricity, against about $2,403/year for the gas-car comparison. That's a savings of about $513 a year.

Filling up the 2026 Cadillac LYRIQ PAWD, in dollars

A 2026 Cadillac LYRIQ PAWD needs roughly 121.2 kWh to reach its EPA-rated 319-mile range, which runs about $40.19 at 33.17¢/kWh in California.

How this compares nationally

This combination ranks 19,325 of 20,400 state/model pairs for cost savings against gas (1 is cheapest). The Cadillac LYRIQ PAWD alone ranks 215 of 400 models for efficiency; California alone ranks 50 of 51 states for electricity price.

Getting set up to charge a 2026 Cadillac LYRIQ PAWD 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 California electrician to quote the install before this math becomes a real decision.

Where these figures come from

Every figure on this page traces to a named EIA or EPA dataset, see the methodology guide. 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.