What it costs to charge a 2027 Mercedes-Benz CLA350 4matic with EQ Tech in Iowa

A 2027 Mercedes-Benz CLA350 4matic with EQ Tech draws 29 kWh per 100 miles per the EPA; at Iowa's 13.77¢/kWh residential rate that's $3.99 per 100 miles charged at home, versus $16.02 for a 25.5-mpg gas car covering the same distance. That works out to 75.1% 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 Mercedes-Benz CLA350 4matic with EQ Tech in Iowa runs about $599 over fueleconomy.gov's default 15,000 annual miles, versus about $2,403 for the gasoline equivalent. Call it about $1,804 saved annually, at this mileage.

Filling up the 2027 Mercedes-Benz CLA350 4matic with EQ Tech, in dollars

$12.46 — that's what Iowa's 13.77¢/kWh rate puts on the 90.5 kWh a 2027 Mercedes-Benz CLA350 4matic with EQ Tech needs for its full 312-mile EPA range.

2027 Mercedes-Benz CLA350 4matic with EQ Tech in Iowa, ranked

Among all 20,400 state-and-model combinations this site tracks, charging a 2027 Mercedes-Benz CLA350 4matic with EQ Tech in Iowa ranks 887 for cost savings versus gas — 1 being the best deal nationally. Separately, the Mercedes-Benz CLA350 4matic with EQ Tech ranks 40 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.

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

More on how this number was built

See the methodology guide for exactly which EIA and EPA figures feed 2027 Mercedes-Benz CLA350 4matic with EQ Tech's cost in Iowa. Iowa's 13.77¢/kWh rate ranks 9 of 51 states; the state rate guide lays out the full spread.