What it costs to charge a 2026 Porsche Taycan Turbo Cross Turismo in California

At California's residential electricity rate of 33.17¢/kWh, a 2026 Porsche Taycan Turbo Cross Turismo (rated 42.9 kWh per 100 miles by the EPA) costs $14.25 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. That works out to 11.1% cheaper per mile than gasoline in California — charging at home costs a little less than gas here.

Annual cost, at 15 thousands miles a year

Home charging this 2026 Porsche Taycan Turbo Cross Turismo in California runs about $2,137 over fueleconomy.gov's default 15,000 annual miles, versus about $2,403 for the gasoline equivalent. Call it about $266 saved annually, at this mileage.

What one full charge costs

$37.75 — that's what California's 33.17¢/kWh rate puts on the 113.8 kWh a 2026 Porsche Taycan Turbo Cross Turismo needs for its full 265-mile EPA range.

How this compares nationally

Among all 20,400 state-and-model combinations this site tracks, charging a 2026 Porsche Taycan Turbo Cross Turismo in California ranks 19,868 for cost savings versus gas — 1 being the best deal nationally. Separately, the Porsche Taycan Turbo Cross Turismo ranks 322 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. 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.