What it costs to charge a 2026 Porsche Taycan 4S Cross Turismo in West Virginia

At West Virginia's residential electricity rate of 15.42¢/kWh, a 2026 Porsche Taycan 4S Cross Turismo (rated 42.2 kWh per 100 miles by the EPA) costs $6.51 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 59.3% cheaper per mile than gasoline in West Virginia — charging at home is much cheaper than gas here.

Annual cost, at 15 thousands miles a year

Home charging this 2026 Porsche Taycan 4S Cross Turismo in West Virginia runs about $977 over fueleconomy.gov's default 15,000 annual miles, versus about $2,403 for the gasoline equivalent. Call it about $1,426 saved annually, at this mileage.

Cost of a full charge

$17.72 — that's what West Virginia's 15.42¢/kWh rate puts on the 114.9 kWh a 2026 Porsche Taycan 4S Cross Turismo needs for its full 272-mile EPA range.

How this compares nationally

Among all 20,400 state-and-model combinations this site tracks, charging a 2026 Porsche Taycan 4S Cross Turismo in West Virginia ranks 11,546 for cost savings versus gas — 1 being the best deal nationally. Separately, the Porsche Taycan 4S Cross Turismo ranks 305 of 400 EV models for raw efficiency, and West Virginia ranks 24 of 51 for cheapest residential electricity.

Next step: home charger installation

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 West Virginia electrician quotes for Level 2 install before you commit either way.

More on how this number was built

The methodology guide names the exact EIA and EPA tables behind this page's numbers. 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.