Charging a 2026 Ford Mustang Mach-E AWD Extended at home in Illinois

A 2026 Ford Mustang Mach-E AWD Extended draws 32.3 kWh per 100 miles per the EPA; at Illinois's 19.22¢/kWh residential rate that's $6.2 per 100 miles charged at home, versus $16.02 for a 25.5-mpg gas car covering the same distance. That works out to 61.3% cheaper per mile than gasoline in Illinois — charging at home is much cheaper than gas here.

What a year of driving costs

Illinois owners putting 15,000 annual miles on a 2026 Ford Mustang Mach-E AWD Extended spend about $930 on home electricity, compared to about $2,403 a gas-car equivalent would spend on fuel. Call it about $1,473 saved annually, at this mileage.

What one full charge costs

At Illinois's rate, fully covering this 2026 Ford Mustang Mach-E AWD Extended's 300-mile EPA range costs about $18.6 (96.8 kWh) — the energy the EPA test actually used, not the battery's rated size.

2026 Ford Mustang Mach-E AWD Extended in Illinois, ranked

Among all 20,400 state-and-model combinations this site tracks, charging a 2026 Ford Mustang Mach-E AWD Extended in Illinois ranks 10,329 for cost savings versus gas — 1 being the best deal nationally. Separately, the Ford Mustang Mach-E AWD Extended ranks 97 of 400 EV models for raw efficiency, and Illinois ranks 36 of 51 for cheapest residential electricity.

Before you install a home charger in Illinois

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.