2027 Cadillac OPTIQ RWD 19kW Charger: home charging cost in Virginia

At Virginia's residential electricity rate of 16.69¢/kWh, a 2027 Cadillac OPTIQ RWD 19kW Charger (rated 32.1 kWh per 100 miles by the EPA) costs $5.35 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. Charging at home costs a fraction of what gas would here: 66.6% less than gas per mile, here specifically.

Annual cost, at 15 thousands miles a year

Driving 15,000 miles a year — fueleconomy.gov's own default assumption — a 2027 Cadillac OPTIQ RWD 19kW Charger charged at home in Virginia costs about $803/year in electricity, against about $2,403/year for the gas-car comparison. That's a savings of about $1,600 a year.

What one full charge costs

A 2027 Cadillac OPTIQ RWD 19kW Charger needs roughly 101.7 kWh to reach its EPA-rated 317-mile range, which runs about $16.97 at 16.69¢/kWh in Virginia.

2027 Cadillac OPTIQ RWD 19kW Charger in Virginia, ranked

This combination ranks 6,249 of 20,400 state/model pairs for cost savings against gas (1 is cheapest). The Cadillac OPTIQ RWD 19kW Charger alone ranks 89 of 400 models for efficiency; Virginia alone ranks 31 of 51 states for electricity price.

Next step: home charger installation

The numbers above assume Level 2 home charging is already in place — the electrical work behind that is a real, separate cost that varies by panel, wiring, and local labor rates, not something this page's per-mile math includes.

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

Where these figures come from

The methodology guide names the exact EIA and EPA tables behind this page's numbers. At 16.69¢/kWh, Virginia sits in the middle of the national range — the guide to why charging cost varies by state shows where.