What it costs to charge a 2026 Lexus ES 500e AWD (21 inch Wheels) in South Carolina

A 2026 Lexus ES 500e AWD (21 inch Wheels) draws 30 kWh per 100 miles per the EPA; at South Carolina's 16.04¢/kWh residential rate that's $4.81 per 100 miles charged at home, versus $16.02 for a 25.5-mpg gas car covering the same distance. That works out to 70% cheaper per mile than gasoline in South Carolina — charging at home costs a fraction of what gas would here.

Annual cost, at 15 thousands miles a year

Home charging this 2026 Lexus ES 500e AWD (21 inch Wheels) in South Carolina runs about $722 over fueleconomy.gov's default 15,000 annual miles, versus about $2,403 for the gasoline equivalent. Call it about $1,681 saved annually, at this mileage.

Filling up the 2026 Lexus ES 500e AWD (21 inch Wheels), in dollars

$13.09 — that's what South Carolina's 16.04¢/kWh rate puts on the 81.6 kWh a 2026 Lexus ES 500e AWD (21 inch Wheels) needs for its full 272-mile EPA range.

2026 Lexus ES 500e AWD (21 inch Wheels) in South Carolina, ranked

Among all 20,400 state-and-model combinations this site tracks, charging a 2026 Lexus ES 500e AWD (21 inch Wheels) in South Carolina ranks 3,654 for cost savings versus gas — 1 being the best deal nationally. Separately, the Lexus ES 500e AWD (21 inch Wheels) ranks 60 of 400 EV models for raw efficiency, and South Carolina ranks 27 of 51 for cheapest residential electricity.

Before you install a home charger in South Carolina

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 South Carolina before deciding.

More on how this number was built

Every figure on this page traces to a named EIA or EPA dataset — see the methodology guide. 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.