What it costs to charge a 2026 Lucid Air Sapphire AWD in Illinois

A 2026 Lucid Air Sapphire AWD draws 32.1 kWh per 100 miles per the EPA; at Illinois's 19.22¢/kWh residential rate that's $6.18 per 100 miles charged at home, versus $16.02 for a 25.5-mpg gas car covering the same distance. That works out to 61.4% cheaper per mile than gasoline in Illinois — charging at home is much cheaper than gas here.

2026 Lucid Air Sapphire AWD: yearly cost in Illinois

Home charging this 2026 Lucid Air Sapphire AWD in Illinois runs about $926 over fueleconomy.gov's default 15,000 annual miles, versus about $2,403 for the gasoline equivalent. Call it about $1,477 saved annually, at this mileage.

What one full charge costs

$26.37 — that's what Illinois's 19.22¢/kWh rate puts on the 137.2 kWh a 2026 Lucid Air Sapphire AWD needs for its full 427-mile EPA range.

2026 Lucid Air Sapphire AWD in Illinois, ranked

Among all 20,400 state-and-model combinations this site tracks, charging a 2026 Lucid Air Sapphire AWD in Illinois ranks 10,273 for cost savings versus gas — 1 being the best deal nationally. Separately, the Lucid Air Sapphire AWD ranks 93 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.

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

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.