What it costs to charge a 2027 Cadillac OPTIQ AWD 19kW Charger in Texas

At Texas's residential electricity rate of 16.11¢/kWh, a 2027 Cadillac OPTIQ AWD 19kW 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. That works out to 65.8% cheaper per mile than gasoline in Texas — charging at home costs a fraction of what gas would here.

What a year of driving costs

Home charging this 2027 Cadillac OPTIQ AWD 19kW Charger in Texas runs about $822 over fueleconomy.gov's default 15,000 annual miles, versus about $2,403 for the gasoline equivalent. Call it about $1,581 saved annually, at this mileage.

Cost of a full charge

$16.61 — that's what Texas's 16.11¢/kWh rate puts on the 103.1 kWh a 2027 Cadillac OPTIQ AWD 19kW Charger needs for its full 303-mile EPA range.

2027 Cadillac OPTIQ AWD 19kW Charger in Texas, ranked

Among all 20,400 state-and-model combinations this site tracks, charging a 2027 Cadillac OPTIQ AWD 19kW Charger in Texas ranks 6,885 for cost savings versus gas — 1 being the best deal nationally. Separately, the Cadillac OPTIQ AWD 19kW Charger ranks 124 of 400 EV models for raw efficiency, and Texas ranks 28 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.

Ask a licensed Texas electrician to quote the install before this math becomes a real decision.

More on how this number was built

Every figure on this page traces to a named EIA or EPA dataset — see the methodology guide. Curious how Texas's 16.11¢/kWh compares? The guide to charging cost by state ranks every state side by side.