What it costs to charge a 2026 Lexus ES 350e (21 inch Wheels) in Illinois

At Illinois's residential electricity rate of 19.22¢/kWh, a 2026 Lexus ES 350e (21 inch Wheels) (rated 27.5 kWh per 100 miles by the EPA) costs $5.29 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 67% cheaper per mile than gasoline in Illinois — charging at home costs a fraction of what gas would here.

2026 Lexus ES 350e (21 inch Wheels): yearly cost in Illinois

Home charging this 2026 Lexus ES 350e (21 inch Wheels) in Illinois runs about $793 over fueleconomy.gov's default 15,000 annual miles, versus about $2,403 for the gasoline equivalent. Call it about $1,610 saved annually, at this mileage.

What one full charge costs

$15.45 — that's what Illinois's 19.22¢/kWh rate puts on the 80.4 kWh a 2026 Lexus ES 350e (21 inch Wheels) needs for its full 292-mile EPA range.

How this compares nationally

Among all 20,400 state-and-model combinations this site tracks, charging a 2026 Lexus ES 350e (21 inch Wheels) in Illinois ranks 5,873 for cost savings versus gas — 1 being the best deal nationally. Separately, the Lexus ES 350e (21 inch Wheels) ranks 24 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.

Line up a few Illinois electrician quotes for Level 2 install before you commit either way.

More on how this number was built

See the methodology guide for exactly which EIA and EPA figures feed 2026 Lexus ES 350e (21 inch Wheels)'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.