Charging a 2026 Porsche Taycan Turbo at home in Illinois

At Illinois's residential electricity rate of 19.22¢/kWh, a 2026 Porsche Taycan Turbo (rated 39.3 kWh per 100 miles by the EPA) costs $7.56 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 52.8% 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 Porsche Taycan Turbo spend about $1,134 on home electricity, compared to about $2,403 a gas-car equivalent would spend on fuel. Call it about $1,269 saved annually, at this mileage.

Filling up the 2026 Porsche Taycan Turbo, in dollars

At Illinois's rate, fully covering this 2026 Porsche Taycan Turbo's 292-mile EPA range costs about $22.08 (114.9 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 Porsche Taycan Turbo in Illinois ranks 14,264 for cost savings versus gas — 1 being the best deal nationally. Separately, the Porsche Taycan Turbo ranks 244 of 400 EV models for raw efficiency, and Illinois ranks 36 of 51 for cheapest residential electricity.

Before you install a home charger in Illinois

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.

Line up a few Illinois electrician quotes for Level 2 install before you commit either way.

More on how this number was built

See the methodology guide for exactly which EIA and EPA figures feed 2026 Porsche Taycan Turbo's cost in Illinois. Illinois's 19.22¢/kWh rate ranks 36 of 51 states; the state rate guide lays out the full spread.