What it costs to charge a 2026 Volvo EX40 in South Carolina

At South Carolina's residential electricity rate of 16.04¢/kWh, a 2026 Volvo EX40 (rated 31.7 kWh per 100 miles by the EPA) costs $5.08 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 68.3% cheaper per mile than gasoline in South Carolina — charging at home costs a fraction of what gas would here.

2026 Volvo EX40: yearly cost in South Carolina

Home charging this 2026 Volvo EX40 in South Carolina runs about $763 over fueleconomy.gov's default 15,000 annual miles, versus about $2,403 for the gasoline equivalent. Call it about $1,640 saved annually, at this mileage.

Filling up the 2026 Volvo EX40, in dollars

$15.05 — that's what South Carolina's 16.04¢/kWh rate puts on the 93.8 kWh a 2026 Volvo EX40 needs for its full 296-mile EPA range.

Where this ranks

Among all 20,400 state-and-model combinations this site tracks, charging a 2026 Volvo EX40 in South Carolina ranks 4,922 for cost savings versus gas — 1 being the best deal nationally. Separately, the Volvo EX40 ranks 83 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 Volvo EX40 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.