Charging a 2026 Chevrolet Equinox EV FWD at home in North Carolina

At North Carolina's residential electricity rate of 14.9¢/kWh, a 2026 Chevrolet Equinox EV FWD (rated 31.1 kWh per 100 miles by the EPA) costs $4.63 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. That works out to 71.1% cheaper per mile than gasoline in North Carolina — charging at home costs a fraction of what gas would here.

2026 Chevrolet Equinox EV FWD: yearly cost in North Carolina

North Carolina owners putting 15,000 annual miles on a 2026 Chevrolet Equinox EV FWD spend about $695 on home electricity, compared to about $2,403 a gas-car equivalent would spend on fuel. Call it about $1,708 saved annually, at this mileage.

Filling up the 2026 Chevrolet Equinox EV FWD, in dollars

At North Carolina's rate, fully covering this 2026 Chevrolet Equinox EV FWD's 319-mile EPA range costs about $14.77 (99.1 kWh) — the energy the EPA test actually used, not the battery's rated size.

How this compares nationally

Among all 20,400 state-and-model combinations this site tracks, charging a 2026 Chevrolet Equinox EV FWD in North Carolina ranks 2,909 for cost savings versus gas — 1 being the best deal nationally. Separately, the Chevrolet Equinox EV FWD ranks 75 of 400 EV models for raw efficiency, and North Carolina ranks 18 of 51 for cheapest residential electricity.

Next step: home charger installation

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.

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

More on how this number was built

The methodology guide names the exact EIA and EPA tables behind this page's numbers. North Carolina's 14.9¢/kWh rate ranks 18 of 51 states; the state rate guide lays out the full spread.