What it costs to charge a 2026 Chevrolet Equinox EV AWD (11 kW Charger) in Illinois

At Illinois's residential electricity rate of 19.22¢/kWh, a 2026 Chevrolet Equinox EV AWD (11 kW Charger) (rated 32.6 kWh per 100 miles by the EPA) costs $6.27 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 60.9% cheaper per mile than gasoline in Illinois — charging at home is much cheaper than gas here.

Annual cost, at 15 thousands miles a year

Home charging this 2026 Chevrolet Equinox EV AWD (11 kW Charger) in Illinois runs about $940 over fueleconomy.gov's default 15,000 annual miles, versus about $2,403 for the gasoline equivalent. Call it about $1,463 saved annually, at this mileage.

What one full charge costs

$19.25 — that's what Illinois's 19.22¢/kWh rate puts on the 100.1 kWh a 2026 Chevrolet Equinox EV AWD (11 kW Charger) needs for its full 307-mile EPA range.

Where this ranks

Among all 20,400 state-and-model combinations this site tracks, charging a 2026 Chevrolet Equinox EV AWD (11 kW Charger) in Illinois ranks 10,544 for cost savings versus gas — 1 being the best deal nationally. Separately, the Chevrolet Equinox EV AWD (11 kW Charger) ranks 105 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

See the methodology guide for exactly which EIA and EPA figures feed 2026 Chevrolet Equinox EV AWD (11 kW Charger)'s cost in Illinois. At 19.22¢/kWh, Illinois sits in the middle of the national range — the guide to why charging cost varies by state shows where.