Charging a 2026 Lexus RZ 550e AWD at home in California

A 2026 Lexus RZ 550e AWD draws 35.3 kWh per 100 miles per the EPA; at California's 33.17¢/kWh residential rate that's $11.71 per 100 miles charged at home, versus $16.02 for a 25.5-mpg gas car covering the same distance. That works out to 26.9% cheaper per mile than gasoline in California — charging at home is cheaper than gas here.

What a year of driving costs

California owners putting 15,000 annual miles on a 2026 Lexus RZ 550e AWD spend about $1,757 on home electricity, compared to about $2,403 a gas-car equivalent would spend on fuel. Call it about $646 saved annually, at this mileage.

Cost of a full charge

At California's rate, fully covering this 2026 Lexus RZ 550e AWD's 229-mile EPA range costs about $26.82 (80.9 kWh) — the energy the EPA test actually used, not the battery's rated size.

How this compares nationally

Among all 20,400 state-and-model combinations this site tracks, charging a 2026 Lexus RZ 550e AWD in California ranks 18,834 for cost savings versus gas — 1 being the best deal nationally. Separately, the Lexus RZ 550e AWD ranks 157 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

See the methodology guide for exactly which EIA and EPA figures feed 2026 Lexus RZ 550e 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.