2026 Chevrolet Silverado EV Ext Range WT, IA Charging Cost

Iowa home charging cost for the 2026 Chevrolet Silverado EV Ext Range WT

At Iowa's residential electricity rate of 13.77¢/kWh, a 2026 Chevrolet Silverado EV Ext Range WT (rated 47.8 kWh per 100 miles by the EPA) costs $6.59 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: 58.9% 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 Chevrolet Silverado EV Ext Range WT costs roughly $988 a year to charge at home in Iowa, against roughly $2,403 a year for an equivalent gas car. That's a savings of about $1,415 a year.

What one full charge costs

Covering the 2026 Chevrolet Silverado EV Ext Range WT's EPA-rated 424-mile range takes about 202.9 kWh, which costs about $27.93 at Iowa'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 11,745 of 20,400 state/model pairs for cost savings against gas (1 is cheapest). The Chevrolet Silverado EV Ext Range WT alone ranks 378 of 400 models for efficiency; Iowa alone ranks 9 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.

Line up a few Iowa 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 13.77¢/kWh, Iowa sits in the middle of the national range, the guide to why charging cost varies by state shows where.