Charging a 2026 Nissan LEAF 75kWh (18 inch steel Wheels) at home in Illinois

At Illinois's residential electricity rate of 19.22¢/kWh, a 2026 Nissan LEAF 75kWh (18 inch steel Wheels) (rated 27.8 kWh per 100 miles by the EPA) costs $5.35 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 66.6% cheaper per mile than gasoline in Illinois — charging at home costs a fraction of what gas would here.

Annual cost, at 15 thousands miles a year

Illinois owners putting 15,000 annual miles on a 2026 Nissan LEAF 75kWh (18 inch steel Wheels) spend about $802 on home electricity, compared to about $2,403 a gas-car equivalent would spend on fuel. Call it about $1,601 saved annually, at this mileage.

What one full charge costs

At Illinois's rate, fully covering this 2026 Nissan LEAF 75kWh (18 inch steel Wheels)'s 303-mile EPA range costs about $16.2 (84.3 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 Nissan LEAF 75kWh (18 inch steel Wheels) in Illinois ranks 6,213 for cost savings versus gas — 1 being the best deal nationally. Separately, the Nissan LEAF 75kWh (18 inch steel Wheels) ranks 25 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

See the methodology guide for exactly which EIA and EPA figures feed 2026 Nissan LEAF 75kWh (18 inch steel Wheels)'s cost in Illinois. Illinois's 19.22¢/kWh rate ranks 36 of 51 states; the state rate guide lays out the full spread.