What it costs to charge a 2026 Volvo EC40 in Minnesota

In Minnesota, home electricity runs 15.98¢/kWh — put a 2026 Volvo EC40's EPA-rated 31.7 kWh/100mi against that and 100 miles costs $5.06, versus $16.02 for a gas car averaging 25.5 mpg. That works out to 68.4% cheaper per mile than gasoline in Minnesota — charging at home costs a fraction of what gas would here.

What a year of driving costs

Home charging this 2026 Volvo EC40 in Minnesota runs about $759 over fueleconomy.gov's default 15,000 annual miles, versus about $2,403 for the gasoline equivalent. Call it about $1,643 saved annually, at this mileage.

Cost of a full charge

$15.09 — that's what Minnesota's 15.98¢/kWh rate puts on the 94.4 kWh a 2026 Volvo EC40 needs for its full 298-mile EPA range.

How this compares nationally

Among all 20,400 state-and-model combinations this site tracks, charging a 2026 Volvo EC40 in Minnesota ranks 4,802 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 Minnesota ranks 26 of 51 for cheapest residential electricity.

Before you install a home charger in Minnesota

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 Minnesota 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. At 15.98¢/kWh, Minnesota sits in the middle of the national range — the guide to why charging cost varies by state shows where.