Illinois home charging cost for the 2026 Volvo EX30 Cross Country (18 Inch Wheels)

At Illinois's residential electricity rate of 19.22¢/kWh, a 2026 Volvo EX30 Cross Country (18 Inch Wheels) (rated 37.8 kWh per 100 miles by the EPA) costs $7.27 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. Charging at home is much cheaper than gas here: 54.6% 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 EX30 Cross Country (18 Inch Wheels) costs roughly $1,090 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 $1,313 a year.

Cost of a full charge

Covering the 2026 Volvo EX30 Cross Country (18 Inch Wheels)'s EPA-rated 203-mile range takes about 76.8 kWh, which costs about $14.75 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 13,738 of 20,400 state/model pairs for cost savings against gas (1 is cheapest). The Volvo EX30 Cross Country (18 Inch Wheels) alone ranks 212 of 400 models for efficiency; Illinois alone ranks 36 of 51 states for electricity price.

Getting set up to charge a 2026 Volvo EX30 Cross Country (18 Inch Wheels) at home

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.

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

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.