What it costs to charge a 2026 Mercedes-Benz G 580 with EQ Technology in California

In California, home electricity runs 33.17¢/kWh — put a 2026 Mercedes-Benz G 580 with EQ Technology's EPA-rated 54 kWh/100mi against that and 100 miles costs $17.91, versus $16.02 for a gas car averaging 25.5 mpg. Here the math runs the other way: 11.8% more per mile than gasoline, because California's rate and this model's efficiency combine unfavorably.

Annual cost, at 15 thousands miles a year

Home charging this 2026 Mercedes-Benz G 580 with EQ Technology in California runs about $2,687 over fueleconomy.gov's default 15,000 annual miles, versus about $2,403 for the gasoline equivalent. At this mileage, that's roughly $284 a year worse than the gas comparison.

Cost of a full charge

$42.81 — that's what California's 33.17¢/kWh rate puts on the 129.1 kWh a 2026 Mercedes-Benz G 580 with EQ Technology needs for its full 239-mile EPA range.

2026 Mercedes-Benz G 580 with EQ Technology in California, ranked

Among all 20,400 state-and-model combinations this site tracks, charging a 2026 Mercedes-Benz G 580 with EQ Technology in California ranks 20,219 for cost savings versus gas — 1 being the best deal nationally. Separately, the Mercedes-Benz G 580 with EQ Technology ranks 398 of 400 EV models for raw efficiency, and California ranks 50 of 51 for cheapest residential electricity.

Before you install a home charger in California

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

Every figure on this page traces to a named EIA or EPA dataset — see the methodology guide. This is one of the combinations where charging costs more than gas — the guide to when that happens explains why the arithmetic can go either way.