2026 Cadillac OPTIQ AWD (19 kW Charger): home charging cost in West Virginia

At West Virginia's residential electricity rate of 15.42¢/kWh, a 2026 Cadillac OPTIQ AWD (19 kW Charger) (rated 34 kWh per 100 miles by the EPA) costs $5.25 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: 67.2% 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 Cadillac OPTIQ AWD (19 kW Charger) charged at home in West Virginia costs about $787/year in electricity, against about $2,403/year for the gas-car comparison. That's a savings of about $1,616 a year.

Filling up the 2026 Cadillac OPTIQ AWD (19 kW Charger), in dollars

A 2026 Cadillac OPTIQ AWD (19 kW Charger) needs roughly 103.1 kWh to reach its EPA-rated 303-mile range, which runs about $15.9 at 15.42¢/kWh in West Virginia.

Where this ranks

This combination ranks 5,778 of 20,400 state/model pairs for cost savings against gas (1 is cheapest). The Cadillac OPTIQ AWD (19 kW Charger) alone ranks 126 of 400 models for efficiency; West Virginia alone ranks 24 of 51 states for electricity price.

Getting set up to charge a 2026 Cadillac OPTIQ AWD (19 kW Charger) 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.

Get quotes from local electricians for Level 2 charger installation in West Virginia before deciding.

Where these figures come from

Every figure on this page traces to a named EIA or EPA dataset — see the methodology guide. At 15.42¢/kWh, West Virginia sits in the middle of the national range — the guide to why charging cost varies by state shows where.