Charging a 2027 Cadillac OPTIQ AWD 11kW Charger at home in Vermont

At Vermont's residential electricity rate of 23.98¢/kWh, a 2027 Cadillac OPTIQ AWD 11kW Charger (rated 34 kWh per 100 miles by the EPA) costs $8.16 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 49.1% cheaper per mile than gasoline in Vermont — charging at home is much cheaper than gas here.

Annual cost, at 15 thousands miles a year

Vermont owners putting 15,000 annual miles on a 2027 Cadillac OPTIQ AWD 11kW Charger spend about $1,224 on home electricity, compared to about $2,403 a gas-car equivalent would spend on fuel. Call it about $1,179 saved annually, at this mileage.

Cost of a full charge

At Vermont's rate, fully covering this 2027 Cadillac OPTIQ AWD 11kW Charger's 303-mile EPA range costs about $24.72 (103.1 kWh) — the energy the EPA test actually used, not the battery's rated size.

How this compares nationally

Among all 20,400 state-and-model combinations this site tracks, charging a 2027 Cadillac OPTIQ AWD 11kW Charger in Vermont ranks 15,293 for cost savings versus gas — 1 being the best deal nationally. Separately, the Cadillac OPTIQ AWD 11kW Charger ranks 123 of 400 EV models for raw efficiency, and Vermont ranks 41 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 Vermont before deciding.

More on how this number was built

Every figure on this page traces to a named EIA or EPA dataset — see the methodology guide. At 23.98¢/kWh, Vermont sits in the middle of the national range — the guide to why charging cost varies by state shows where.