2026 Mercedes-Benz EQS 450 4matic: home charging cost in Virginia

A 2026 Mercedes-Benz EQS 450 4matic draws 37 kWh per 100 miles per the EPA; at Virginia's 16.69¢/kWh residential rate that's $6.18 per 100 miles charged at home, versus $16.02 for a 25.5-mpg gas car covering the same distance. Charging at home is much cheaper than gas here: 61.5% less than gas per mile, here specifically.

What a year of driving costs

Driving 15,000 miles a year — fueleconomy.gov's own default assumption — a 2026 Mercedes-Benz EQS 450 4matic charged at home in Virginia costs about $926/year in electricity, against about $2,403/year for the gas-car comparison. That's a savings of about $1,477 a year.

Cost of a full charge

A 2026 Mercedes-Benz EQS 450 4matic needs roughly 135.8 kWh to reach its EPA-rated 367-mile range, which runs about $22.66 at 16.69¢/kWh in Virginia.

How this compares nationally

This combination ranks 10,241 of 20,400 state/model pairs for cost savings against gas (1 is cheapest). The Mercedes-Benz EQS 450 4matic alone ranks 196 of 400 models for efficiency; Virginia alone ranks 31 of 51 states for electricity price.

Getting set up to charge a 2026 Mercedes-Benz EQS 450 4matic at home

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

See the methodology guide for exactly which EIA and EPA figures feed 2026 Mercedes-Benz EQS 450 4matic's cost in Virginia. At 16.69¢/kWh, Virginia sits in the middle of the national range — the guide to why charging cost varies by state shows where.