What it costs to charge a 2026 Mercedes-Benz EQS 450 4matic in South Dakota

At South Dakota's residential electricity rate of 14.33¢/kWh, a 2026 Mercedes-Benz EQS 450 4matic (rated 37 kWh per 100 miles by the EPA) costs $5.3 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 66.9% cheaper per mile than gasoline in South Dakota — charging at home costs a fraction of what gas would here.

What a year of driving costs

Home charging this 2026 Mercedes-Benz EQS 450 4matic in South Dakota runs about $795 over fueleconomy.gov's default 15,000 annual miles, versus about $2,403 for the gasoline equivalent. Call it about $1,608 saved annually, at this mileage.

Cost of a full charge

$19.46 — that's what South Dakota's 14.33¢/kWh rate puts on the 135.8 kWh a 2026 Mercedes-Benz EQS 450 4matic needs for its full 367-mile EPA range.

Where this ranks

Among all 20,400 state-and-model combinations this site tracks, charging a 2026 Mercedes-Benz EQS 450 4matic in South Dakota ranks 6,006 for cost savings versus gas — 1 being the best deal nationally. Separately, the Mercedes-Benz EQS 450 4matic ranks 196 of 400 EV models for raw efficiency, and South Dakota ranks 14 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.

Get quotes from local electricians for Level 2 charger installation in South Dakota before deciding.

More on how this number was built

See the methodology guide for exactly which EIA and EPA figures feed 2026 Mercedes-Benz EQS 450 4matic's cost in South Dakota. At 14.33¢/kWh, South Dakota sits in the middle of the national range — the guide to why charging cost varies by state shows where.