2026 Ford Mustang Mach-E GT: home charging cost in Illinois

At Illinois's residential electricity rate of 19.22¢/kWh, a 2026 Ford Mustang Mach-E GT (rated 37.4 kWh per 100 miles by the EPA) costs $7.19 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. Charging at home is much cheaper than gas here: 55.1% less than gas per mile, here specifically.

2026 Ford Mustang Mach-E GT: yearly cost in Illinois

Driving 15,000 miles a year — fueleconomy.gov's own default assumption — a 2026 Ford Mustang Mach-E GT charged at home in Illinois costs about $1,078/year in electricity, against about $2,403/year for the gas-car comparison. That's a savings of about $1,325 a year.

Cost of a full charge

A 2026 Ford Mustang Mach-E GT needs roughly 104.7 kWh to reach its EPA-rated 280-mile range, which runs about $20.12 at 19.22¢/kWh in Illinois.

2026 Ford Mustang Mach-E GT in Illinois, ranked

This combination ranks 13,529 of 20,400 state/model pairs for cost savings against gas (1 is cheapest). The Ford Mustang Mach-E GT alone ranks 202 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

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.