2027 Subaru Solterra AWD: home charging cost in Maine

A 2027 Subaru Solterra AWD draws 28 kWh per 100 miles per the EPA; at Maine's 29.67¢/kWh residential rate that's $8.29 per 100 miles charged at home, versus $16.02 for a 25.5-mpg gas car covering the same distance. Charging at home is much cheaper than gas here: 48.2% 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 2027 Subaru Solterra AWD charged at home in Maine costs about $1,244/year in electricity, against about $2,403/year for the gas-car comparison. That's a savings of about $1,159 a year.

Cost of a full charge

A 2027 Subaru Solterra AWD needs roughly 80.5 kWh to reach its EPA-rated 288-mile range, which runs about $23.89 at 29.67¢/kWh in Maine.

2027 Subaru Solterra AWD in Maine, ranked

This combination ranks 15,500 of 20,400 state/model pairs for cost savings against gas (1 is cheapest). The Subaru Solterra AWD alone ranks 26 of 400 models for efficiency; Maine alone ranks 48 of 51 states for electricity price.

Getting set up to charge a 2027 Subaru Solterra AWD at home

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.

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

Where these figures come from

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.