2026 Mercedes-Benz EQE 320 Plus: home charging cost in Illinois

In Illinois, home electricity runs 19.22¢/kWh — put a 2026 Mercedes-Benz EQE 320 Plus's EPA-rated 35.6 kWh/100mi against that and 100 miles costs $6.85, versus $16.02 for a gas car averaging 25.5 mpg. Charging at home is much cheaper than gas here: 57.3% less than gas per mile, here specifically.

What a year of driving costs

Driving 15,000 miles a year — fueleconomy.gov's own default assumption — a 2026 Mercedes-Benz EQE 320 Plus charged at home in Illinois costs about $1,027/year in electricity, against about $2,403/year for the gas-car comparison. That's a savings of about $1,376 a year.

Filling up the 2026 Mercedes-Benz EQE 320 Plus, in dollars

A 2026 Mercedes-Benz EQE 320 Plus needs roughly 109.7 kWh to reach its EPA-rated 308-mile range, which runs about $21.09 at 19.22¢/kWh in Illinois.

Where this ranks

This combination ranks 12,589 of 20,400 state/model pairs for cost savings against gas (1 is cheapest). The Mercedes-Benz EQE 320 Plus alone ranks 161 of 400 models for efficiency; Illinois alone ranks 36 of 51 states for electricity price.

Getting set up to charge a 2026 Mercedes-Benz EQE 320 Plus at home

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.

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

Where these figures come from

Every figure on this page traces to a named EIA or EPA dataset — see the methodology guide. Curious how Illinois's 19.22¢/kWh compares? The guide to charging cost by state ranks every state side by side.