What it costs to charge a 2027 Cadillac OPTIQ AWD 11kW Charger in Virginia

At Virginia's residential electricity rate of 16.69¢/kWh, a 2027 Cadillac OPTIQ AWD 11kW Charger (rated 34 kWh per 100 miles by the EPA) costs $5.68 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 64.6% cheaper per mile than gasoline in Virginia — charging at home is much cheaper than gas here.

What a year of driving costs

Home charging this 2027 Cadillac OPTIQ AWD 11kW Charger in Virginia runs about $852 over fueleconomy.gov's default 15,000 annual miles, versus about $2,403 for the gasoline equivalent. Call it about $1,551 saved annually, at this mileage.

Cost of a full charge

$17.21 — that's what Virginia's 16.69¢/kWh rate puts on the 103.1 kWh a 2027 Cadillac OPTIQ AWD 11kW Charger needs for its full 303-mile EPA range.

Where this ranks

Among all 20,400 state-and-model combinations this site tracks, charging a 2027 Cadillac OPTIQ AWD 11kW Charger in Virginia ranks 7,851 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 Virginia ranks 31 of 51 for cheapest residential electricity.

Getting set up to charge a 2027 Cadillac OPTIQ AWD 11kW Charger at home

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 Virginia 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. At 16.69¢/kWh, Virginia sits in the middle of the national range — the guide to why charging cost varies by state shows where.