2026 Cadillac OPTIQ AWD (19 kW Charger): home charging cost in North Carolina

At North Carolina's residential electricity rate of 14.9¢/kWh, a 2026 Cadillac OPTIQ AWD (19 kW Charger) (rated 34 kWh per 100 miles by the EPA) costs $5.07 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 costs a fraction of what gas would here: 68.4% 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 2026 Cadillac OPTIQ AWD (19 kW Charger) charged at home in North Carolina costs about $760/year in electricity, against about $2,403/year for the gas-car comparison. That's a savings of about $1,643 a year.

What one full charge costs

A 2026 Cadillac OPTIQ AWD (19 kW Charger) needs roughly 103.1 kWh to reach its EPA-rated 303-mile range, which runs about $15.36 at 14.9¢/kWh in North Carolina.

2026 Cadillac OPTIQ AWD (19 kW Charger) in North Carolina, ranked

This combination ranks 4,820 of 20,400 state/model pairs for cost savings against gas (1 is cheapest). The Cadillac OPTIQ AWD (19 kW Charger) alone ranks 126 of 400 models for efficiency; North Carolina alone ranks 18 of 51 states for electricity price.

Getting set up to charge a 2026 Cadillac OPTIQ AWD (19 kW Charger) 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.

Ask a licensed North Carolina 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 2026 Cadillac OPTIQ AWD (19 kW Charger)'s cost in North Carolina. At 14.9¢/kWh, North Carolina sits in the middle of the national range — the guide to why charging cost varies by state shows where.