Charging a 2026 Nissan ARIYA FWD 63kWh at home in California

A 2026 Nissan ARIYA FWD 63kWh draws 33.3 kWh per 100 miles per the EPA; at California's 33.17¢/kWh residential rate that's $11.03 per 100 miles charged at home, versus $16.02 for a 25.5-mpg gas car covering the same distance. That works out to 31.1% cheaper per mile than gasoline in California — charging at home is cheaper than gas here.

2026 Nissan ARIYA FWD 63kWh: yearly cost in California

California owners putting 15,000 annual miles on a 2026 Nissan ARIYA FWD 63kWh spend about $1,655 on home electricity, compared to about $2,403 a gas-car equivalent would spend on fuel. Call it about $748 saved annually, at this mileage.

Cost of a full charge

At California's rate, fully covering this 2026 Nissan ARIYA FWD 63kWh's 216-mile EPA range costs about $23.83 (71.8 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 Nissan ARIYA FWD 63kWh in California ranks 18,347 for cost savings versus gas — 1 being the best deal nationally. Separately, the Nissan ARIYA FWD 63kWh ranks 113 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.

Ask a licensed California electrician to quote the install before this math becomes a real decision.

More on how this number was built

Every figure on this page traces to a named EIA or EPA dataset — see the methodology guide. 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.