2026 Chevrolet Silverado EV Max Range WT (19kW Charger): home charging cost in Illinois

A 2026 Chevrolet Silverado EV Max Range WT (19kW Charger) draws 49.5 kWh per 100 miles per the EPA; at Illinois's 19.22¢/kWh residential rate that's $9.51 per 100 miles charged at home, versus $16.02 for a 25.5-mpg gas car covering the same distance. Charging at home is much cheaper than gas here: 40.6% less than gas per mile, here specifically.

What a year of driving costs

Driving 15,000 miles a year — fueleconomy.gov's own default assumption — a 2026 Chevrolet Silverado EV Max Range WT (19kW Charger) charged at home in Illinois costs about $1,427/year in electricity, against about $2,403/year for the gas-car comparison. That's a savings of about $976 a year.

Filling up the 2026 Chevrolet Silverado EV Max Range WT (19kW Charger), in dollars

A 2026 Chevrolet Silverado EV Max Range WT (19kW Charger) needs roughly 244 kWh to reach its EPA-rated 493-mile range, which runs about $46.89 at 19.22¢/kWh in Illinois.

How this compares nationally

This combination ranks 16,968 of 20,400 state/model pairs for cost savings against gas (1 is cheapest). The Chevrolet Silverado EV Max Range WT (19kW Charger) alone ranks 381 of 400 models for efficiency; Illinois alone ranks 36 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.

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

Where these figures come from

The methodology guide names the exact EIA and EPA tables behind this page's numbers. At 19.22¢/kWh, Illinois sits in the middle of the national range — the guide to why charging cost varies by state shows where.