Rhode Island home charging cost for the 2026 Porsche Taycan 4S Perf Battery Plus
At Rhode Island's residential electricity rate of 29.45¢/kWh, a 2026 Porsche Taycan 4S Perf Battery Plus (rated 38.5 kWh per 100 miles by the EPA) costs $11.35 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 cheaper than gas here: 29.1% less than gas per mile, here specifically.
2026 Porsche Taycan 4S Perf Battery Plus: yearly cost in Rhode Island
At fueleconomy.gov's default of 15,000 annual miles, the 2026 Porsche Taycan 4S Perf Battery Plus costs roughly $1,703 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 $700 a year.
Cost of a full charge
Covering the 2026 Porsche Taycan 4S Perf Battery Plus's EPA-rated 295-mile range takes about 113.7 kWh, which costs about $33.49 at Rhode Island's residential rate — figured from the EPA's own combined range and consumption numbers, not the pack's nameplate capacity.
2026 Porsche Taycan 4S Perf Battery Plus in Rhode Island, ranked
This combination ranks 18,573 of 20,400 state/model pairs for cost savings against gas (1 is cheapest). The Porsche Taycan 4S Perf Battery Plus alone ranks 228 of 400 models for efficiency; Rhode Island alone ranks 47 of 51 states for electricity price.
Getting set up to charge a 2026 Porsche Taycan 4S Perf Battery Plus 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.
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.