What it costs to charge a 2027 Cadillac OPTIQ RWD 19kW Charger in Iowa

At Iowa's residential electricity rate of 13.77¢/kWh, a 2027 Cadillac OPTIQ RWD 19kW Charger (rated 32.1 kWh per 100 miles by the EPA) costs $4.42 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 72.4% cheaper per mile than gasoline in Iowa — charging at home costs a fraction of what gas would here.

What a year of driving costs

Home charging this 2027 Cadillac OPTIQ RWD 19kW Charger in Iowa runs about $663 over fueleconomy.gov's default 15,000 annual miles, versus about $2,403 for the gasoline equivalent. Call it about $1,740 saved annually, at this mileage.

Cost of a full charge

$14 — that's what Iowa's 13.77¢/kWh rate puts on the 101.7 kWh a 2027 Cadillac OPTIQ RWD 19kW Charger needs for its full 317-mile EPA range.

Where this ranks

Among all 20,400 state-and-model combinations this site tracks, charging a 2027 Cadillac OPTIQ RWD 19kW Charger in Iowa ranks 2,118 for cost savings versus gas — 1 being the best deal nationally. Separately, the Cadillac OPTIQ RWD 19kW Charger ranks 89 of 400 EV models for raw efficiency, and Iowa ranks 9 of 51 for cheapest residential electricity.

Before you install a home charger in Iowa

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.

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

More on how this number was built

See the methodology guide for exactly which EIA and EPA figures feed 2027 Cadillac OPTIQ RWD 19kW Charger's cost in Iowa. At 13.77¢/kWh, Iowa sits in the middle of the national range — the guide to why charging cost varies by state shows where.