Delaware home charging cost for the 2026 Volvo EC40

At Delaware's residential electricity rate of 17.74¢/kWh, a 2026 Volvo EC40 (rated 31.7 kWh per 100 miles by the EPA) costs $5.62 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. Charging at home is much cheaper than gas here: 64.9% less than gas per mile, here specifically.

Annual cost, at 15 thousands miles a year

At fueleconomy.gov's default of 15,000 annual miles, the 2026 Volvo EC40 costs roughly $843 a year to charge at home in Delaware, against roughly $2,403 a year for an equivalent gas car. That's a savings of about $1,560 a year.

Filling up the 2026 Volvo EC40, in dollars

Covering the 2026 Volvo EC40's EPA-rated 298-mile range takes about 94.4 kWh, which costs about $16.75 at Delaware's residential rate — figured from the EPA's own combined range and consumption numbers, not the pack's nameplate capacity.

2026 Volvo EC40 in Delaware, ranked

This combination ranks 7,511 of 20,400 state/model pairs for cost savings against gas (1 is cheapest). The Volvo EC40 alone ranks 82 of 400 models for efficiency; Delaware alone ranks 33 of 51 states for electricity price.

Next step: home charger installation

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 Delaware 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. At 17.74¢/kWh, Delaware sits in the middle of the national range — the guide to why charging cost varies by state shows where.