Charging a 2027 Cadillac LYRIQ 11kW Charger at home in Iowa

A 2027 Cadillac LYRIQ 11kW Charger draws 36.8 kWh per 100 miles per the EPA; at Iowa's 13.77¢/kWh residential rate that's $5.07 per 100 miles charged at home, versus $16.02 for a 25.5-mpg gas car covering the same distance. That works out to 68.4% cheaper per mile than gasoline in Iowa — charging at home costs a fraction of what gas would here.

What a year of driving costs

Iowa owners putting 15,000 annual miles on a 2027 Cadillac LYRIQ 11kW Charger spend about $761 on home electricity, compared to about $2,403 a gas-car equivalent would spend on fuel. Call it about $1,642 saved annually, at this mileage.

Cost of a full charge

At Iowa's rate, fully covering this 2027 Cadillac LYRIQ 11kW Charger's 326-mile EPA range costs about $16.53 (120 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 2027 Cadillac LYRIQ 11kW Charger in Iowa ranks 4,785 for cost savings versus gas — 1 being the best deal nationally. Separately, the Cadillac LYRIQ 11kW Charger ranks 187 of 400 EV models for raw efficiency, and Iowa ranks 9 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.

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

More on how this number was built

The methodology guide names the exact EIA and EPA tables behind this page's numbers. At 13.77¢/kWh, Iowa sits in the middle of the national range — the guide to why charging cost varies by state shows where.