Charging a 2026 Porsche Taycan 4 Cross Turismo at home in Iowa

At Iowa's residential electricity rate of 13.77¢/kWh, a 2026 Porsche Taycan 4 Cross Turismo (rated 41.5 kWh per 100 miles by the EPA) costs $5.72 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 64.3% cheaper per mile than gasoline in Iowa — charging at home is much cheaper than gas here.

2026 Porsche Taycan 4 Cross Turismo: yearly cost in Iowa

Iowa owners putting 15,000 annual miles on a 2026 Porsche Taycan 4 Cross Turismo spend about $857 on home electricity, compared to about $2,403 a gas-car equivalent would spend on fuel. Call it about $1,546 saved annually, at this mileage.

Cost of a full charge

At Iowa's rate, fully covering this 2026 Porsche Taycan 4 Cross Turismo's 277-mile EPA range costs about $15.83 (115 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 2026 Porsche Taycan 4 Cross Turismo in Iowa ranks 8,059 for cost savings versus gas — 1 being the best deal nationally. Separately, the Porsche Taycan 4 Cross Turismo ranks 289 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.

Ask a licensed Iowa electrician to quote the install before this math becomes a real decision.

More on how this number was built

The methodology guide names the exact EIA and EPA tables behind this page's numbers. Curious how Iowa's 13.77¢/kWh compares? The guide to charging cost by state ranks every state side by side.