California home charging cost for the 2026 Ford Mustang Mach-E AWD

At California's residential electricity rate of 33.17¢/kWh, a 2026 Ford Mustang Mach-E AWD (rated 33.6 kWh per 100 miles by the EPA) costs $11.16 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 is cheaper than gas here: 30.4% less than gas per mile, here specifically.

What a year of driving costs

At fueleconomy.gov's default of 15,000 annual miles, the 2026 Ford Mustang Mach-E AWD costs roughly $1,674 a year to charge at home in California, against roughly $2,403 a year for an equivalent gas car. That's a savings of about $729 a year.

Cost of a full charge

Covering the 2026 Ford Mustang Mach-E AWD's EPA-rated 240-mile range takes about 80.7 kWh, which costs about $26.78 at California's residential rate — figured from the EPA's own combined range and consumption numbers, not the pack's nameplate capacity.

How this compares nationally

This combination ranks 18,416 of 20,400 state/model pairs for cost savings against gas (1 is cheapest). The Ford Mustang Mach-E AWD alone ranks 116 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 Ford Mustang Mach-E AWD'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.