What it costs to charge a 2026 Lexus ES 500e AWD (21 inch Wheels) in Connecticut
At Connecticut's residential electricity rate of 28.82¢/kWh, a 2026 Lexus ES 500e AWD (21 inch Wheels) (rated 30 kWh per 100 miles by the EPA) costs $8.65 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 46% cheaper per mile than gasoline in Connecticut — charging at home is much cheaper than gas here.
2026 Lexus ES 500e AWD (21 inch Wheels): yearly cost in Connecticut
Home charging this 2026 Lexus ES 500e AWD (21 inch Wheels) in Connecticut runs about $1,297 over fueleconomy.gov's default 15,000 annual miles, versus about $2,403 for the gasoline equivalent. Call it about $1,106 saved annually, at this mileage.
Filling up the 2026 Lexus ES 500e AWD (21 inch Wheels), in dollars
$23.52 — that's what Connecticut's 28.82¢/kWh rate puts on the 81.6 kWh a 2026 Lexus ES 500e AWD (21 inch Wheels) needs for its full 272-mile EPA range.
How this compares nationally
Among all 20,400 state-and-model combinations this site tracks, charging a 2026 Lexus ES 500e AWD (21 inch Wheels) in Connecticut ranks 15,961 for cost savings versus gas — 1 being the best deal nationally. Separately, the Lexus ES 500e AWD (21 inch Wheels) ranks 60 of 400 EV models for raw efficiency, and Connecticut ranks 45 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 Connecticut 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. At 28.82¢/kWh, Connecticut sits in the middle of the national range — the guide to why charging cost varies by state shows where.