What it costs to charge a 2027 Chevrolet BOLT in South Carolina

At South Carolina's residential electricity rate of 16.04¢/kWh, a 2027 Chevrolet BOLT (rated 28.2 kWh per 100 miles by the EPA) costs $4.52 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 71.8% cheaper per mile than gasoline in South Carolina — charging at home costs a fraction of what gas would here.

What a year of driving costs

Home charging this 2027 Chevrolet BOLT in South Carolina runs about $678 over fueleconomy.gov's default 15,000 annual miles, versus about $2,403 for the gasoline equivalent. Call it about $1,725 saved annually, at this mileage.

Cost of a full charge

$11.85 — that's what South Carolina's 16.04¢/kWh rate puts on the 73.9 kWh a 2027 Chevrolet BOLT needs for its full 262-mile EPA range.

2027 Chevrolet BOLT in South Carolina, ranked

Among all 20,400 state-and-model combinations this site tracks, charging a 2027 Chevrolet BOLT in South Carolina ranks 2,513 for cost savings versus gas — 1 being the best deal nationally. Separately, the Chevrolet BOLT ranks 30 of 400 EV models for raw efficiency, and South Carolina ranks 27 of 51 for cheapest residential electricity.

Next step: home charger installation

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.

Ask a licensed South Carolina electrician to quote the install before this math becomes a real decision.

More on how this number was built

See the methodology guide for exactly which EIA and EPA figures feed 2027 Chevrolet BOLT's cost in South Carolina. At 16.04¢/kWh, South Carolina sits in the middle of the national range — the guide to why charging cost varies by state shows where.