What it costs to charge a 2026 Porsche Taycan 4 Performance Battery in Maine

In Maine, home electricity runs 29.67¢/kWh — put a 2026 Porsche Taycan 4 Performance Battery's EPA-rated 38.6 kWh/100mi against that and 100 miles costs $11.44, versus $16.02 for a gas car averaging 25.5 mpg. That works out to 28.6% cheaper per mile than gasoline in Maine — charging at home is cheaper than gas here.

Annual cost, at 15 thousands miles a year

Home charging this 2026 Porsche Taycan 4 Performance Battery in Maine runs about $1,717 over fueleconomy.gov's default 15,000 annual miles, versus about $2,403 for the gasoline equivalent. Call it about $686 saved annually, at this mileage.

What one full charge costs

$28.73 — that's what Maine's 29.67¢/kWh rate puts on the 96.8 kWh a 2026 Porsche Taycan 4 Performance Battery needs for its full 251-mile EPA range.

Where this ranks

Among all 20,400 state-and-model combinations this site tracks, charging a 2026 Porsche Taycan 4 Performance Battery in Maine ranks 18,628 for cost savings versus gas — 1 being the best deal nationally. Separately, the Porsche Taycan 4 Performance Battery ranks 229 of 400 EV models for raw efficiency, and Maine ranks 48 of 51 for cheapest residential electricity.

Before you install a home charger in Maine

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 Maine electrician to quote the install before this math becomes a real decision.

More on how this number was built

Every figure on this page traces to a named EIA or EPA dataset — see the methodology guide. Maine has some of the highest residential electricity rates in the country — see the guide to why the cost varies so much by state for the full picture.