Charging a 2026 Toyota C-HR AWD 20inch at home in California

At California's residential electricity rate of 33.17¢/kWh, a 2026 Toyota C-HR AWD 20inch (rated 29.6 kWh per 100 miles by the EPA) costs $9.81 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 38.7% cheaper per mile than gasoline in California — charging at home is cheaper than gas here.

2026 Toyota C-HR AWD 20inch: yearly cost in California

California owners putting 15,000 annual miles on a 2026 Toyota C-HR AWD 20inch spend about $1,472 on home electricity, compared to about $2,403 a gas-car equivalent would spend on fuel. Call it about $931 saved annually, at this mileage.

Cost of a full charge

At California's rate, fully covering this 2026 Toyota C-HR AWD 20inch's 273-mile EPA range costs about $26.79 (80.8 kWh) — the energy the EPA test actually used, not the battery's rated size.

Where this ranks

Among all 20,400 state-and-model combinations this site tracks, charging a 2026 Toyota C-HR AWD 20inch in California ranks 17,245 for cost savings versus gas — 1 being the best deal nationally. Separately, the Toyota C-HR AWD 20inch ranks 51 of 400 EV models for raw efficiency, and California ranks 50 of 51 for cheapest residential electricity.

Next step: home charger installation

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.

Get quotes from local electricians for Level 2 charger installation in California before deciding.

More on how this number was built

See the methodology guide for exactly which EIA and EPA figures feed 2026 Toyota C-HR AWD 20inch's cost in California. 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.