What it costs to charge a 2026 Porsche Taycan 4 Perf Battery Plus in California

A 2026 Porsche Taycan 4 Perf Battery Plus draws 38.7 kWh per 100 miles per the EPA; at California's 33.17¢/kWh residential rate that's $12.85 per 100 miles charged at home, versus $16.02 for a 25.5-mpg gas car covering the same distance. That works out to 19.8% cheaper per mile than gasoline in California — charging at home is cheaper than gas here.

2026 Porsche Taycan 4 Perf Battery Plus: yearly cost in California

Home charging this 2026 Porsche Taycan 4 Perf Battery Plus in California runs about $1,927 over fueleconomy.gov's default 15,000 annual miles, versus about $2,403 for the gasoline equivalent. Call it about $476 saved annually, at this mileage.

Filling up the 2026 Porsche Taycan 4 Perf Battery Plus, in dollars

$37.77 — that's what California's 33.17¢/kWh rate puts on the 113.9 kWh a 2026 Porsche Taycan 4 Perf Battery Plus needs for its full 294-mile EPA range.

2026 Porsche Taycan 4 Perf Battery Plus in California, ranked

Among all 20,400 state-and-model combinations this site tracks, charging a 2026 Porsche Taycan 4 Perf Battery Plus in California ranks 19,468 for cost savings versus gas — 1 being the best deal nationally. Separately, the Porsche Taycan 4 Perf Battery Plus ranks 231 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

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.