2027 Mercedes-Benz CLA250 Plus with EQ Tech: home charging cost in California

At California's residential electricity rate of 33.17¢/kWh, a 2027 Mercedes-Benz CLA250 Plus with EQ Tech (rated 31 kWh per 100 miles by the EPA) costs $10.28 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: 35.8% 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 2027 Mercedes-Benz CLA250 Plus with EQ Tech charged at home in California costs about $1,542/year in electricity, against about $2,403/year for the gas-car comparison. That's a savings of about $861 a year.

Filling up the 2027 Mercedes-Benz CLA250 Plus with EQ Tech, in dollars

A 2027 Mercedes-Benz CLA250 Plus with EQ Tech needs roughly 98.3 kWh to reach its EPA-rated 317-mile range, which runs about $32.6 at 33.17¢/kWh in California.

Where this ranks

This combination ranks 17,688 of 20,400 state/model pairs for cost savings against gas (1 is cheapest). The Mercedes-Benz CLA250 Plus with EQ Tech alone ranks 73 of 400 models for efficiency; California alone ranks 50 of 51 states for electricity price.

Before you install a home charger in California

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 2027 Mercedes-Benz CLA250 Plus with EQ Tech'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.