Charging a 2026 Lucid Air Touring AWD with 20 inch wheels at home in Illinois

In Illinois, home electricity runs 19.22¢/kWh — put a 2026 Lucid Air Touring AWD with 20 inch wheels's EPA-rated 27.3 kWh/100mi against that and 100 miles costs $5.25, versus $16.02 for a gas car averaging 25.5 mpg. That works out to 67.2% cheaper per mile than gasoline in Illinois — charging at home costs a fraction of what gas would here.

What a year of driving costs

Illinois owners putting 15,000 annual miles on a 2026 Lucid Air Touring AWD with 20 inch wheels spend about $787 on home electricity, compared to about $2,403 a gas-car equivalent would spend on fuel. Call it about $1,616 saved annually, at this mileage.

What one full charge costs

At Illinois's rate, fully covering this 2026 Lucid Air Touring AWD with 20 inch wheels's 396-mile EPA range costs about $20.78 (108.1 kWh) — the energy the EPA test actually used, not the battery's rated size.

Where this ranks

Among all 20,400 state-and-model combinations this site tracks, charging a 2026 Lucid Air Touring AWD with 20 inch wheels in Illinois ranks 5,723 for cost savings versus gas — 1 being the best deal nationally. Separately, the Lucid Air Touring AWD with 20 inch wheels ranks 21 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.

Ask a licensed Illinois electrician to quote the install before this math becomes a real decision.

More on how this number was built

The methodology guide names the exact EIA and EPA tables behind this page's numbers. At 19.22¢/kWh, Illinois sits in the middle of the national range — the guide to why charging cost varies by state shows where.