2026 Cadillac OPTIQ AWD (19 kW Charger): home charging cost in Texas

At Texas's residential electricity rate of 16.11¢/kWh, a 2026 Cadillac OPTIQ AWD (19 kW Charger) (rated 34 kWh per 100 miles by the EPA) costs $5.48 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. Charging at home costs a fraction of what gas would here: 65.8% less than gas per mile, here specifically.

What a year of driving costs

Driving 15,000 miles a year — fueleconomy.gov's own default assumption — a 2026 Cadillac OPTIQ AWD (19 kW Charger) charged at home in Texas costs about $822/year in electricity, against about $2,403/year for the gas-car comparison. That's a savings of about $1,581 a year.

Filling up the 2026 Cadillac OPTIQ AWD (19 kW Charger), in dollars

A 2026 Cadillac OPTIQ AWD (19 kW Charger) needs roughly 103.1 kWh to reach its EPA-rated 303-mile range, which runs about $16.61 at 16.11¢/kWh in Texas.

How this compares nationally

This combination ranks 6,887 of 20,400 state/model pairs for cost savings against gas (1 is cheapest). The Cadillac OPTIQ AWD (19 kW Charger) alone ranks 126 of 400 models for efficiency; Texas alone ranks 28 of 51 states for electricity price.

Next step: home charger installation

The numbers above assume Level 2 home charging is already in place — the electrical work behind that is a real, separate cost that varies by panel, wiring, and local labor rates, not something this page's per-mile math includes.

Line up a few Texas electrician quotes for Level 2 install before you commit either way.

Where these figures come from

See the methodology guide for exactly which EIA and EPA figures feed 2026 Cadillac OPTIQ AWD (19 kW Charger)'s cost in Texas. Texas's 16.11¢/kWh rate ranks 28 of 51 states; the state rate guide lays out the full spread.