Charging a 2026 Cadillac LYRIQ AWD at home in South Carolina

At South Carolina's residential electricity rate of 16.04¢/kWh, a 2026 Cadillac LYRIQ AWD (rated 39.7 kWh per 100 miles by the EPA) costs $6.37 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 60.2% cheaper per mile than gasoline in South Carolina — charging at home is much cheaper than gas here.

What a year of driving costs

South Carolina owners putting 15,000 annual miles on a 2026 Cadillac LYRIQ AWD spend about $956 on home electricity, compared to about $2,403 a gas-car equivalent would spend on fuel. Call it about $1,447 saved annually, at this mileage.

Filling up the 2026 Cadillac LYRIQ AWD, in dollars

At South Carolina's rate, fully covering this 2026 Cadillac LYRIQ AWD's 303-mile EPA range costs about $19.3 (120.3 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 Cadillac LYRIQ AWD in South Carolina ranks 11,017 for cost savings versus gas — 1 being the best deal nationally. Separately, the Cadillac LYRIQ AWD ranks 259 of 400 EV models for raw efficiency, and South Carolina ranks 27 of 51 for cheapest residential electricity.

Getting set up to charge a 2026 Cadillac LYRIQ AWD at home

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.

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

More on how this number was built

The methodology guide names the exact EIA and EPA tables behind this page's numbers. Curious how South Carolina's 16.04¢/kWh compares? The guide to charging cost by state ranks every state side by side.