What it costs to charge a 2026 Chevrolet Equinox EV FWD in Vermont

At Vermont's residential electricity rate of 23.98¢/kWh, a 2026 Chevrolet Equinox EV FWD (rated 31.1 kWh per 100 miles by the EPA) costs $7.45 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 53.5% cheaper per mile than gasoline in Vermont — charging at home is much cheaper than gas here.

What a year of driving costs

Home charging this 2026 Chevrolet Equinox EV FWD in Vermont runs about $1,118 over fueleconomy.gov's default 15,000 annual miles, versus about $2,403 for the gasoline equivalent. Call it about $1,285 saved annually, at this mileage.

Cost of a full charge

$23.77 — that's what Vermont's 23.98¢/kWh rate puts on the 99.1 kWh a 2026 Chevrolet Equinox EV FWD needs for its full 319-mile EPA range.

How this compares nationally

Among all 20,400 state-and-model combinations this site tracks, charging a 2026 Chevrolet Equinox EV FWD in Vermont ranks 14,115 for cost savings versus gas — 1 being the best deal nationally. Separately, the Chevrolet Equinox EV FWD ranks 75 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.

Ask a licensed Vermont 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 Vermont's 23.98¢/kWh compares? The guide to charging cost by state ranks every state side by side.