What it costs to charge a 2027 Chevrolet BOLT in Illinois

In Illinois, home electricity runs 19.22¢/kWh — put a 2027 Chevrolet BOLT's EPA-rated 28.2 kWh/100mi against that and 100 miles costs $5.42, versus $16.02 for a gas car averaging 25.5 mpg. That works out to 66.2% cheaper per mile than gasoline in Illinois — charging at home costs a fraction of what gas would here.

Annual cost, at 15 thousands miles a year

Home charging this 2027 Chevrolet BOLT in Illinois runs about $813 over fueleconomy.gov's default 15,000 annual miles, versus about $2,403 for the gasoline equivalent. Call it about $1,590 saved annually, at this mileage.

Filling up the 2027 Chevrolet BOLT, in dollars

$14.2 — that's what Illinois's 19.22¢/kWh rate puts on the 73.9 kWh a 2027 Chevrolet BOLT needs for its full 262-mile EPA range.

How this compares nationally

Among all 20,400 state-and-model combinations this site tracks, charging a 2027 Chevrolet BOLT in Illinois ranks 6,532 for cost savings versus gas — 1 being the best deal nationally. Separately, the Chevrolet BOLT ranks 30 of 400 EV models for raw efficiency, and Illinois ranks 36 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.

Ask a licensed Illinois electrician to quote the install before this math becomes a real decision.

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 19.22¢/kWh, Illinois sits in the middle of the national range — the guide to why charging cost varies by state shows where.