Charging a 2026 Mercedes-Benz AMG EQE 4matic Plus at home in Illinois

At Illinois's residential electricity rate of 19.22¢/kWh, a 2026 Mercedes-Benz AMG EQE 4matic Plus (rated 48 kWh per 100 miles by the EPA) costs $9.23 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 42.4% cheaper per mile than gasoline in Illinois — charging at home is much cheaper than gas here.

Annual cost, at 15 thousands miles a year

Illinois owners putting 15,000 annual miles on a 2026 Mercedes-Benz AMG EQE 4matic Plus spend about $1,384 on home electricity, compared to about $2,403 a gas-car equivalent would spend on fuel. Call it about $1,019 saved annually, at this mileage.

Cost of a full charge

At Illinois's rate, fully covering this 2026 Mercedes-Benz AMG EQE 4matic Plus's 220-mile EPA range costs about $20.3 (105.6 kWh) — the energy the EPA test actually used, not the battery's rated size.

How this compares nationally

Among all 20,400 state-and-model combinations this site tracks, charging a 2026 Mercedes-Benz AMG EQE 4matic Plus in Illinois ranks 16,644 for cost savings versus gas — 1 being the best deal nationally. Separately, the Mercedes-Benz AMG EQE 4matic Plus ranks 379 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.

Get quotes from local electricians for Level 2 charger installation in Illinois before deciding.

More on how this number was built

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.