Illinois home charging cost for the 2026 Volvo EC40

In Illinois, home electricity runs 19.22¢/kWh — put a 2026 Volvo EC40's EPA-rated 31.7 kWh/100mi against that and 100 miles costs $6.09, versus $16.02 for a gas car averaging 25.5 mpg. Charging at home is much cheaper than gas here: 62% less than gas per mile, here specifically.

What a year of driving costs

At fueleconomy.gov's default of 15,000 annual miles, the 2026 Volvo EC40 costs roughly $913 a year to charge at home in Illinois, against roughly $2,403 a year for an equivalent gas car. That's a savings of about $1,490 a year.

Cost of a full charge

Covering the 2026 Volvo EC40's EPA-rated 298-mile range takes about 94.4 kWh, which costs about $18.15 at Illinois's residential rate — figured from the EPA's own combined range and consumption numbers, not the pack's nameplate capacity.

Where this ranks

This combination ranks 9,809 of 20,400 state/model pairs for cost savings against gas (1 is cheapest). The Volvo EC40 alone ranks 82 of 400 models for efficiency; Illinois alone ranks 36 of 51 states for electricity price.

Next step: home charger installation

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.

Get quotes from local electricians for Level 2 charger installation in Illinois before deciding.

Where these figures come from

Every figure on this page traces to a named EIA or EPA dataset — see the methodology guide. At 19.22¢/kWh, Illinois sits in the middle of the national range — the guide to why charging cost varies by state shows where.