2026 Volvo EX40: home charging cost in Iowa

In Iowa, home electricity runs 13.77¢/kWh — put a 2026 Volvo EX40's EPA-rated 31.7 kWh/100mi against that and 100 miles costs $4.37, versus $16.02 for a gas car averaging 25.5 mpg. Charging at home costs a fraction of what gas would here: 72.8% less than gas per mile, here specifically.

What a year of driving costs

Driving 15,000 miles a year — fueleconomy.gov's own default assumption — a 2026 Volvo EX40 charged at home in Iowa costs about $655/year in electricity, against about $2,403/year for the gas-car comparison. That's a savings of about $1,748 a year.

Cost of a full charge

A 2026 Volvo EX40 needs roughly 93.8 kWh to reach its EPA-rated 296-mile range, which runs about $12.92 at 13.77¢/kWh in Iowa.

2026 Volvo EX40 in Iowa, ranked

This combination ranks 1,912 of 20,400 state/model pairs for cost savings against gas (1 is cheapest). The Volvo EX40 alone ranks 83 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.

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

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.