What it costs to charge a 2026 Porsche Taycan 4S Performance Battery in North Carolina

At North Carolina's residential electricity rate of 14.9¢/kWh, a 2026 Porsche Taycan 4S Performance Battery (rated 38.4 kWh per 100 miles by the EPA) costs $5.73 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 64.2% cheaper per mile than gasoline in North Carolina — charging at home is much cheaper than gas here.

What a year of driving costs

Home charging this 2026 Porsche Taycan 4S Performance Battery in North Carolina runs about $859 over fueleconomy.gov's default 15,000 annual miles, versus about $2,403 for the gasoline equivalent. Call it about $1,544 saved annually, at this mileage.

Filling up the 2026 Porsche Taycan 4S Performance Battery, in dollars

$14.44 — that's what North Carolina's 14.9¢/kWh rate puts on the 96.9 kWh a 2026 Porsche Taycan 4S Performance Battery needs for its full 252-mile EPA range.

Where this ranks

Among all 20,400 state-and-model combinations this site tracks, charging a 2026 Porsche Taycan 4S Performance Battery in North Carolina ranks 8,147 for cost savings versus gas — 1 being the best deal nationally. Separately, the Porsche Taycan 4S Performance Battery ranks 225 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.

Get quotes from local electricians for Level 2 charger installation in North Carolina before deciding.

More on how this number was built

Every figure on this page traces to a named EIA or EPA dataset — see the methodology guide. Curious how North Carolina's 14.9¢/kWh compares? The guide to charging cost by state ranks every state side by side.