Charging a 2026 Lexus ES 500e AWD (19 inch Wheels) at home in California

At California's residential electricity rate of 33.17¢/kWh, a 2026 Lexus ES 500e AWD (19 inch Wheels) (rated 30 kWh per 100 miles by the EPA) costs $9.95 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 37.9% cheaper per mile than gasoline in California — charging at home is cheaper than gas here.

2026 Lexus ES 500e AWD (19 inch Wheels): yearly cost in California

California owners putting 15,000 annual miles on a 2026 Lexus ES 500e AWD (19 inch Wheels) spend about $1,493 on home electricity, compared to about $2,403 a gas-car equivalent would spend on fuel. Call it about $910 saved annually, at this mileage.

Filling up the 2026 Lexus ES 500e AWD (19 inch Wheels), in dollars

At California's rate, fully covering this 2026 Lexus ES 500e AWD (19 inch Wheels)'s 276-mile EPA range costs about $27.46 (82.8 kWh) — the energy the EPA test actually used, not the battery's rated size.

2026 Lexus ES 500e AWD (19 inch Wheels) in California, ranked

Among all 20,400 state-and-model combinations this site tracks, charging a 2026 Lexus ES 500e AWD (19 inch Wheels) in California ranks 17,367 for cost savings versus gas — 1 being the best deal nationally. Separately, the Lexus ES 500e AWD (19 inch Wheels) ranks 59 of 400 EV models for raw efficiency, and California ranks 50 of 51 for cheapest residential electricity.

Next step: home charger installation

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.

Line up a few California electrician quotes for Level 2 install before you commit either way.

More on how this number was built

The methodology guide names the exact EIA and EPA tables behind this page's numbers. 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.