What it costs to charge a 2026 Toyota C-HR AWD 18inch in Illinois

A 2026 Toyota C-HR AWD 18inch draws 29 kWh per 100 miles per the EPA; at Illinois's 19.22¢/kWh residential rate that's $5.57 per 100 miles charged at home, versus $16.02 for a 25.5-mpg gas car covering the same distance. That works out to 65.2% cheaper per mile than gasoline in Illinois — charging at home costs a fraction of what gas would here.

What a year of driving costs

Home charging this 2026 Toyota C-HR AWD 18inch in Illinois runs about $836 over fueleconomy.gov's default 15,000 annual miles, versus about $2,403 for the gasoline equivalent. Call it about $1,567 saved annually, at this mileage.

Cost of a full charge

$16 — that's what Illinois's 19.22¢/kWh rate puts on the 83.2 kWh a 2026 Toyota C-HR AWD 18inch needs for its full 287-mile EPA range.

How this compares nationally

Among all 20,400 state-and-model combinations this site tracks, charging a 2026 Toyota C-HR AWD 18inch in Illinois ranks 7,322 for cost savings versus gas — 1 being the best deal nationally. Separately, the Toyota C-HR AWD 18inch ranks 44 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.

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 Toyota C-HR AWD 18inch's cost in Illinois. Curious how Illinois's 19.22¢/kWh compares? The guide to charging cost by state ranks every state side by side.