Charging a 2026 Volvo EC40 at home in Iowa

In Iowa, home electricity runs 13.77¢/kWh — put a 2026 Volvo EC40's EPA-rated 31.7 kWh/100mi against that and 100 miles costs $4.36, versus $16.02 for a gas car averaging 25.5 mpg. That works out to 72.8% 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 2026 Volvo EC40 spend about $654 on home electricity, compared to about $2,403 a gas-car equivalent would spend on fuel. Call it about $1,749 saved annually, at this mileage.

Cost of a full charge

At Iowa's rate, fully covering this 2026 Volvo EC40's 298-mile EPA range costs about $13 (94.4 kWh) — the energy the EPA test actually used, not the battery's rated size.

Where this ranks

Among all 20,400 state-and-model combinations this site tracks, charging a 2026 Volvo EC40 in Iowa ranks 1,911 for cost savings versus gas — 1 being the best deal nationally. Separately, the Volvo EC40 ranks 82 of 400 EV models for raw efficiency, and Iowa ranks 9 of 51 for cheapest residential electricity.

Getting set up to charge a 2026 Volvo EC40 at home

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

Every figure on this page traces to a named EIA or EPA dataset — see the methodology guide. Curious how Iowa's 13.77¢/kWh compares? The guide to charging cost by state ranks every state side by side.