2026 Lucid Air Pure RWD with 19 inch wheels: home charging cost in Illinois

A 2026 Lucid Air Pure RWD with 19 inch wheels draws 23.1 kWh per 100 miles per the EPA; at Illinois's 19.22¢/kWh residential rate that's $4.45 per 100 miles charged at home, versus $16.02 for a 25.5-mpg gas car covering the same distance. Charging at home costs a fraction of what gas would here: 72.2% 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 Lucid Air Pure RWD with 19 inch wheels charged at home in Illinois costs about $667/year in electricity, against about $2,403/year for the gas-car comparison. That's a savings of about $1,736 a year.

What one full charge costs

A 2026 Lucid Air Pure RWD with 19 inch wheels needs roughly 97.2 kWh to reach its EPA-rated 420-mile range, which runs about $18.68 at 19.22¢/kWh in Illinois.

Where this ranks

This combination ranks 2,237 of 20,400 state/model pairs for cost savings against gas (1 is cheapest). The Lucid Air Pure RWD with 19 inch wheels alone ranks 1 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

The methodology guide names the exact EIA and EPA tables behind this page's numbers. Curious how Illinois's 19.22¢/kWh compares? The guide to charging cost by state ranks every state side by side.