2026 Nissan ARIYA FWD 63kWh: home charging cost in Illinois

A 2026 Nissan ARIYA FWD 63kWh draws 33.3 kWh per 100 miles per the EPA; at Illinois's 19.22¢/kWh residential rate that's $6.39 per 100 miles charged at home, versus $16.02 for a 25.5-mpg gas car covering the same distance. Charging at home is much cheaper than gas here: 60.1% 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 Nissan ARIYA FWD 63kWh charged at home in Illinois costs about $959/year in electricity, against about $2,403/year for the gas-car comparison. That's a savings of about $1,444 a year.

What one full charge costs

A 2026 Nissan ARIYA FWD 63kWh needs roughly 71.8 kWh to reach its EPA-rated 216-mile range, which runs about $13.81 at 19.22¢/kWh in Illinois.

Where this ranks

This combination ranks 11,034 of 20,400 state/model pairs for cost savings against gas (1 is cheapest). The Nissan ARIYA FWD 63kWh alone ranks 113 of 400 models for efficiency; Illinois alone ranks 36 of 51 states for electricity price.

Before you install a home charger in Illinois

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

See the methodology guide for exactly which EIA and EPA figures feed 2026 Nissan ARIYA FWD 63kWh's cost in Illinois. At 19.22¢/kWh, Illinois sits in the middle of the national range — the guide to why charging cost varies by state shows where.