2026 Fiat 500e: home charging cost in Illinois

A 2026 Fiat 500e draws 29.2 kWh per 100 miles per the EPA; at Illinois's 19.22¢/kWh residential rate that's $5.61 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: 65% less than gas per mile, here specifically.

Annual cost, at 15 thousands miles a year

Driving 15,000 miles a year — fueleconomy.gov's own default assumption — a 2026 Fiat 500e charged at home in Illinois costs about $841/year in electricity, against about $2,403/year for the gas-car comparison. That's a savings of about $1,562 a year.

Filling up the 2026 Fiat 500e, in dollars

A 2026 Fiat 500e needs roughly 43.5 kWh to reach its EPA-rated 149-mile range, which runs about $8.36 at 19.22¢/kWh in Illinois.

2026 Fiat 500e in Illinois, ranked

This combination ranks 7,455 of 20,400 state/model pairs for cost savings against gas (1 is cheapest). The Fiat 500e alone ranks 46 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.

Get quotes from local electricians for Level 2 charger installation in Illinois before deciding.

Where these figures come from

See the methodology guide for exactly which EIA and EPA figures feed 2026 Fiat 500e'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.