Charging a 2026 Volvo EC40 Twin at home in Texas

At Texas's residential electricity rate of 16.11¢/kWh, a 2026 Volvo EC40 Twin (rated 34.8 kWh per 100 miles by the EPA) costs $5.61 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% cheaper per mile than gasoline in Texas — charging at home is much cheaper than gas here.

Annual cost, at 15 thousands miles a year

Texas owners putting 15,000 annual miles on a 2026 Volvo EC40 Twin spend about $842 on home electricity, compared to about $2,403 a gas-car equivalent would spend on fuel. Call it about $1,561 saved annually, at this mileage.

Filling up the 2026 Volvo EC40 Twin, in dollars

At Texas's rate, fully covering this 2026 Volvo EC40 Twin's 268-mile EPA range costs about $15.04 (93.4 kWh) — the energy the EPA test actually used, not the battery's rated size.

Where this ranks

Among all 20,400 state-and-model combinations this site tracks, charging a 2026 Volvo EC40 Twin in Texas ranks 7,502 for cost savings versus gas — 1 being the best deal nationally. Separately, the Volvo EC40 Twin ranks 144 of 400 EV models for raw efficiency, and Texas ranks 28 of 51 for cheapest residential electricity.

Before you install a home charger in Texas

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 Texas electrician quotes for Level 2 install before you commit either way.

More on how this number was built

Every figure on this page traces to a named EIA or EPA dataset — see the methodology guide. Texas's 16.11¢/kWh rate ranks 28 of 51 states; the state rate guide lays out the full spread.