2026 Lexus RZ 550e AWD: home charging cost in North Carolina

At North Carolina's residential electricity rate of 14.9¢/kWh, a 2026 Lexus RZ 550e AWD (rated 35.3 kWh per 100 miles by the EPA) costs $5.26 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: 67.2% 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 Lexus RZ 550e AWD charged at home in North Carolina costs about $789/year in electricity, against about $2,403/year for the gas-car comparison. That's a savings of about $1,614 a year.

Filling up the 2026 Lexus RZ 550e AWD, in dollars

A 2026 Lexus RZ 550e AWD needs roughly 80.9 kWh to reach its EPA-rated 229-mile range, which runs about $12.05 at 14.9¢/kWh in North Carolina.

2026 Lexus RZ 550e AWD in North Carolina, ranked

This combination ranks 5,738 of 20,400 state/model pairs for cost savings against gas (1 is cheapest). The Lexus RZ 550e AWD alone ranks 157 of 400 models for efficiency; North Carolina alone ranks 18 of 51 states for electricity price.

Getting set up to charge a 2026 Lexus RZ 550e AWD 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 Lexus RZ 550e AWD'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.