What it costs to charge a 2026 Nissan LEAF 75kWh (18 inch steel Wheels) in North Carolina
A 2026 Nissan LEAF 75kWh (18 inch steel Wheels) draws 27.8 kWh per 100 miles per the EPA; at North Carolina's 14.9¢/kWh residential rate that's $4.15 per 100 miles charged at home, versus $16.02 for a 25.5-mpg gas car covering the same distance. That works out to 74.1% cheaper per mile than gasoline in North Carolina — charging at home costs a fraction of what gas would here.
What a year of driving costs
Home charging this 2026 Nissan LEAF 75kWh (18 inch steel Wheels) in North Carolina runs about $622 over fueleconomy.gov's default 15,000 annual miles, versus about $2,403 for the gasoline equivalent. Call it about $1,781 saved annually, at this mileage.
Filling up the 2026 Nissan LEAF 75kWh (18 inch steel Wheels), in dollars
$12.56 — that's what North Carolina's 14.9¢/kWh rate puts on the 84.3 kWh a 2026 Nissan LEAF 75kWh (18 inch steel Wheels) needs for its full 303-mile EPA range.
How this compares nationally
Among all 20,400 state-and-model combinations this site tracks, charging a 2026 Nissan LEAF 75kWh (18 inch steel Wheels) in North Carolina ranks 1,309 for cost savings versus gas — 1 being the best deal nationally. Separately, the Nissan LEAF 75kWh (18 inch steel Wheels) ranks 25 of 400 EV models for raw efficiency, and North Carolina ranks 18 of 51 for cheapest residential electricity.
Getting set up to charge a 2026 Nissan LEAF 75kWh (18 inch steel Wheels) at home
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.
Ask a licensed North Carolina electrician to quote the install before this math becomes a real decision.
More on how this number was built
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.