2026 Fiat 500e: home charging cost in New Jersey

At New Jersey's residential electricity rate of 23.65¢/kWh, a 2026 Fiat 500e (rated 29.2 kWh per 100 miles by the EPA) costs $6.9 to drive 100 miles on home charging, against $16.02 for the same distance in a car averaging 25.5 mpg on gasoline at $4.085/gallon. Charging at home is much cheaper than gas here: 56.9% less than gas per mile, here specifically.

Annual cost, at 15 thousands miles a year

Driving 15,000 miles a year — fueleconomy.gov's own default assumption — a 2026 Fiat 500e charged at home in New Jersey costs about $1,035/year in electricity, against about $2,403/year for the gas-car comparison. That's a savings of about $1,368 a year.

What one full charge costs

A 2026 Fiat 500e needs roughly 43.5 kWh to reach its EPA-rated 149-mile range, which runs about $10.28 at 23.65¢/kWh in New Jersey.

How this compares nationally

This combination ranks 12,813 of 20,400 state/model pairs for cost savings against gas (1 is cheapest). The Fiat 500e alone ranks 46 of 400 models for efficiency; New Jersey alone ranks 40 of 51 states for electricity price.

Getting set up to charge a 2026 Fiat 500e 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.

Get quotes from local electricians for Level 2 charger installation in New Jersey 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 23.65¢/kWh, New Jersey sits in the middle of the national range — the guide to why charging cost varies by state shows where.