North Carolina home charging cost for the 2026 Lexus ES 500e AWD (19 inch Wheels)

In North Carolina, home electricity runs 14.9¢/kWh — put a 2026 Lexus ES 500e AWD (19 inch Wheels)'s EPA-rated 30 kWh/100mi against that and 100 miles costs $4.47, versus $16.02 for a gas car averaging 25.5 mpg. Charging at home costs a fraction of what gas would here: 72.1% less than gas per mile, here specifically.

2026 Lexus ES 500e AWD (19 inch Wheels): yearly cost in North Carolina

At fueleconomy.gov's default of 15,000 annual miles, the 2026 Lexus ES 500e AWD (19 inch Wheels) costs roughly $671 a year to charge at home in North Carolina, against roughly $2,403 a year for an equivalent gas car. That's a savings of about $1,732 a year.

What one full charge costs

Covering the 2026 Lexus ES 500e AWD (19 inch Wheels)'s EPA-rated 276-mile range takes about 82.8 kWh, which costs about $12.34 at North Carolina's residential rate — figured from the EPA's own combined range and consumption numbers, not the pack's nameplate capacity.

Where this ranks

This combination ranks 2,331 of 20,400 state/model pairs for cost savings against gas (1 is cheapest). The Lexus ES 500e AWD (19 inch Wheels) alone ranks 59 of 400 models for efficiency; North Carolina alone ranks 18 of 51 states for electricity price.

Before you install a home charger in North Carolina

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

The methodology guide names the exact EIA and EPA tables behind this page's numbers. 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.