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.