Charging a 2027 Subaru Solterra AWD at home in West Virginia

At West Virginia's residential electricity rate of 15.42¢/kWh, a 2027 Subaru Solterra AWD (rated 28 kWh per 100 miles by the EPA) costs $4.31 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 73.1% cheaper per mile than gasoline in West Virginia — charging at home costs a fraction of what gas would here.

Annual cost, at 15 thousands miles a year

West Virginia owners putting 15,000 annual miles on a 2027 Subaru Solterra AWD spend about $647 on home electricity, compared to about $2,403 a gas-car equivalent would spend on fuel. Call it about $1,756 saved annually, at this mileage.

Cost of a full charge

At West Virginia's rate, fully covering this 2027 Subaru Solterra AWD's 288-mile EPA range costs about $12.42 (80.5 kWh) — the energy the EPA test actually used, not the battery's rated size.

How this compares nationally

Among all 20,400 state-and-model combinations this site tracks, charging a 2027 Subaru Solterra AWD in West Virginia ranks 1,798 for cost savings versus gas — 1 being the best deal nationally. Separately, the Subaru Solterra AWD ranks 26 of 400 EV models for raw efficiency, and West Virginia ranks 24 of 51 for cheapest residential electricity.

Before you install a home charger in West Virginia

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.

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

More on how this number was built

See the methodology guide for exactly which EIA and EPA figures feed 2027 Subaru Solterra AWD's cost in West Virginia. Curious how West Virginia's 15.42¢/kWh compares? The guide to charging cost by state ranks every state side by side.