Virginia home charging cost for the 2026 Mercedes-Benz EQS 450 Plus

At Virginia's residential electricity rate of 16.69¢/kWh, a 2026 Mercedes-Benz EQS 450 Plus (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. Charging at home is much cheaper than gas here: 64.6% less than gas per mile, here specifically.

2026 Mercedes-Benz EQS 450 Plus: yearly cost in Virginia

At fueleconomy.gov's default of 15,000 annual miles, the 2026 Mercedes-Benz EQS 450 Plus costs roughly $852 a year to charge at home in Virginia, against roughly $2,403 a year for an equivalent gas car. That's a savings of about $1,551 a year.

What one full charge costs

Covering the 2026 Mercedes-Benz EQS 450 Plus's EPA-rated 390-mile range takes about 132.6 kWh, which costs about $22.14 at Virginia's residential rate — figured from the EPA's own combined range and consumption numbers, not the pack's nameplate capacity.

Where this ranks

This combination ranks 7,855 of 20,400 state/model pairs for cost savings against gas (1 is cheapest). The Mercedes-Benz EQS 450 Plus alone ranks 122 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.

Line up a few Virginia electrician quotes for Level 2 install before you commit either way.

Where these figures come from

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.