2026 Volvo EC40, CA Charging Cost

What it costs to charge a 2026 Volvo EC40 in California

At California's residential electricity rate of 33.17¢/kWh, a 2026 Volvo EC40 (rated 31.7 kWh per 100 miles by the EPA) costs $10.51 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 34.4% cheaper per mile than gasoline in California, charging at home is cheaper than gas here.

2026 Volvo EC40: yearly cost in California

Home charging this 2026 Volvo EC40 in California runs about $1,576 over fueleconomy.gov's default 15,000 annual miles, versus about $2,403 for the gasoline equivalent. Call it about $827 saved annually, at this mileage.

Cost of a full charge

$31.32, that's what California's 33.17¢/kWh rate puts on the 94.4 kWh a 2026 Volvo EC40 needs for its full 298-mile EPA range.

2026 Volvo EC40 in California, ranked

Among all 20,400 state-and-model combinations this site tracks, charging a 2026 Volvo EC40 in California ranks 17,892 for cost savings versus gas, 1 being the best deal nationally. Separately, the Volvo EC40 ranks 82 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.

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.