Rhode Island home charging cost for the 2026 Lucid Air Sapphire AWD

At Rhode Island's residential electricity rate of 29.45¢/kWh, a 2026 Lucid Air Sapphire AWD (rated 32.1 kWh per 100 miles by the EPA) costs $9.46 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 is much cheaper than gas here: 40.9% less than gas per mile, here specifically.

Annual cost, at 15 thousands miles a year

At fueleconomy.gov's default of 15,000 annual miles, the 2026 Lucid Air Sapphire AWD costs roughly $1,419 a year to charge at home in Rhode Island, against roughly $2,403 a year for an equivalent gas car. That's a savings of about $984 a year.

Cost of a full charge

Covering the 2026 Lucid Air Sapphire AWD's EPA-rated 427-mile range takes about 137.2 kWh, which costs about $40.41 at Rhode Island's residential rate — figured from the EPA's own combined range and consumption numbers, not the pack's nameplate capacity.

Where this ranks

This combination ranks 16,931 of 20,400 state/model pairs for cost savings against gas (1 is cheapest). The Lucid Air Sapphire AWD alone ranks 93 of 400 models for efficiency; Rhode Island alone ranks 47 of 51 states for electricity price.

Next step: home charger installation

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.

Line up a few Rhode Island electrician quotes for Level 2 install before you commit either way.

Where these figures come from

Every figure on this page traces to a named EIA or EPA dataset — see the methodology guide. Rhode Island has some of the highest residential electricity rates in the country — see the guide to why the cost varies so much by state for the full picture.