Charging a 2026 Volvo EC40 at home in North Dakota

At North Dakota's residential electricity rate of 12.19¢/kWh, a 2026 Volvo EC40 (rated 31.7 kWh per 100 miles by the EPA) costs $3.86 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 75.9% cheaper per mile than gasoline in North Dakota — charging at home costs a fraction of what gas would here.

What a year of driving costs

North Dakota owners putting 15,000 annual miles on a 2026 Volvo EC40 spend about $579 on home electricity, compared to about $2,403 a gas-car equivalent would spend on fuel. Call it about $1,824 saved annually, at this mileage.

What one full charge costs

At North Dakota's rate, fully covering this 2026 Volvo EC40's 298-mile EPA range costs about $11.51 (94.4 kWh) — the energy the EPA test actually used, not the battery's rated size.

Where this ranks

Among all 20,400 state-and-model combinations this site tracks, charging a 2026 Volvo EC40 in North Dakota ranks 621 for cost savings versus gas — 1 being the best deal nationally. Separately, the Volvo EC40 ranks 82 of 400 EV models for raw efficiency, and North Dakota ranks 1 of 51 for cheapest residential electricity.

Before you install a home charger in North Dakota

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 Dakota before deciding.

More on how this number was built

See the methodology guide for exactly which EIA and EPA figures feed 2026 Volvo EC40's cost in North Dakota. North Dakota is one of the cheapest states for home electricity — the guide to why the cost varies so much by state covers what drives that.