What it costs to charge a 2026 Porsche Taycan Performance Battery in South Carolina

At South Carolina's residential electricity rate of 16.04¢/kWh, a 2026 Porsche Taycan Performance Battery (rated 37.1 kWh per 100 miles by the EPA) costs $5.95 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 62.9% cheaper per mile than gasoline in South Carolina — charging at home is much cheaper than gas here.

2026 Porsche Taycan Performance Battery: yearly cost in South Carolina

Home charging this 2026 Porsche Taycan Performance Battery in South Carolina runs about $892 over fueleconomy.gov's default 15,000 annual miles, versus about $2,403 for the gasoline equivalent. Call it about $1,511 saved annually, at this mileage.

Cost of a full charge

$16.29 — that's what South Carolina's 16.04¢/kWh rate puts on the 101.6 kWh a 2026 Porsche Taycan Performance Battery needs for its full 274-mile EPA range.

Where this ranks

Among all 20,400 state-and-model combinations this site tracks, charging a 2026 Porsche Taycan Performance Battery in South Carolina ranks 9,153 for cost savings versus gas — 1 being the best deal nationally. Separately, the Porsche Taycan Performance Battery ranks 198 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 Porsche Taycan Performance Battery 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. South Carolina's 16.04¢/kWh rate ranks 27 of 51 states; the state rate guide lays out the full spread.