2027 Subaru Solterra AWD, CA Charging Cost

2027 Subaru Solterra AWD: home charging cost in California

In California, home electricity runs 33.17¢/kWh, put a 2027 Subaru Solterra AWD's EPA-rated 28 kWh/100mi against that and 100 miles costs $9.27, versus $16.02 for a gas car averaging 25.5 mpg. Charging at home is much cheaper than gas here: 42.1% 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 Subaru Solterra AWD charged at home in California costs about $1,391/year in electricity, against about $2,403/year for the gas-car comparison. That's a savings of about $1,012 a year.

What one full charge costs

A 2027 Subaru Solterra AWD needs roughly 80.5 kWh to reach its EPA-rated 288-mile range, which runs about $26.71 at 33.17¢/kWh in California.

Where this ranks

This combination ranks 16,694 of 20,400 state/model pairs for cost savings against gas (1 is cheapest). The Subaru Solterra AWD alone ranks 26 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.

Line up a few California electrician quotes for Level 2 install before you commit either way.

Where these figures come from

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.