2027 Vinfast VF 8 Plus: home charging cost in Maine

A 2027 Vinfast VF 8 Plus draws 76.1 kWh per 100 miles per the EPA; at Maine's 29.67¢/kWh residential rate that's $22.58 per 100 miles charged at home, versus $16.02 for a 25.5-mpg gas car covering the same distance. This model costs more to charge at home than gas would here: 40.9% more than gas per mile here, not less — the arithmetic isn't clamped to always favor charging.

What a year of driving costs

Driving 15,000 miles a year — fueleconomy.gov's own default assumption — a 2027 Vinfast VF 8 Plus charged at home in Maine costs about $3,387/year in electricity, against about $2,403/year for the gas-car comparison. That's about $984 MORE a year than the gas comparison, not less.

Cost of a full charge

A 2027 Vinfast VF 8 Plus needs roughly 178.8 kWh to reach its EPA-rated 235-mile range, which runs about $53.06 at 29.67¢/kWh in Maine.

Where this ranks

This combination ranks 20,378 of 20,400 state/model pairs for cost savings against gas (1 is cheapest). The Vinfast VF 8 Plus alone ranks 400 of 400 models for efficiency; Maine alone ranks 48 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.

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

Where these figures come from

See the methodology guide for exactly which EIA and EPA figures feed 2027 Vinfast VF 8 Plus's cost in Maine. This is one of the combinations where charging costs more than gas — the guide to when that happens explains why the arithmetic can go either way.