2026 Volvo EC40: home charging cost in North Carolina

At North Carolina's residential electricity rate of 14.9¢/kWh, a 2026 Volvo EC40 (rated 31.7 kWh per 100 miles by the EPA) costs $4.72 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: 70.5% less than gas per mile, here specifically.

What a year of driving costs

Driving 15,000 miles a year — fueleconomy.gov's own default assumption — a 2026 Volvo EC40 charged at home in North Carolina costs about $708/year in electricity, against about $2,403/year for the gas-car comparison. That's a savings of about $1,695 a year.

Filling up the 2026 Volvo EC40, in dollars

A 2026 Volvo EC40 needs roughly 94.4 kWh to reach its EPA-rated 298-mile range, which runs about $14.07 at 14.9¢/kWh in North Carolina.

2026 Volvo EC40 in North Carolina, ranked

This combination ranks 3,320 of 20,400 state/model pairs for cost savings against gas (1 is cheapest). The Volvo EC40 alone ranks 82 of 400 models for efficiency; North Carolina alone ranks 18 of 51 states for electricity price.

Getting set up to charge a 2026 Volvo EC40 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

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.