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What it costs to charge a 2025 Ford F-150 Lightning in California

F-150 Lightning 4WD PRO ER1 · 47.9 kWh/100 miPrices updated weekly from EIA data

Short answer

$159a month

Charging at home 1,000 miles a month at 33.1¢ per kWh. That's 15.9¢ a mile and $1,904 a year.

A full charge at home costs about $50.78, for 320 miles of EPA range.

California's average home electricity rate, August 2025 to July 2026 (EIA).

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Electric · 47.9 kWh/100 miEstimated charging cost
$159/ month
47.9 kWh per 100 mi (EPA) × 33.1¢/kWhCalifornia's average home electricity rate over the last 12 months (EIA)
Per year
$1,904
Per mile
15.9¢
Over 5 years
$9,522
Full charge
$50.78
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Every 2025 F-150 Lightning version in California

VersionDriveEPA ratingPer monthFull charge
F-150 Lightning 4WD ER24WD47 kWh/100 mi$156$46.71300 mi
F-150 Lightning 4WD ER1AWD47.9 kWh/100 mi$159$50.78320 mi
F-150 Lightning 4WD PRO ER1(used in headline figures)AWD47.9 kWh/100 mi$159$50.78320 mi
F-150 Lightning 4WD SRAWD49.4 kWh/100 mi$164$39.28240 mi
F-150 Lightning Platinum 4WDAWD50.7 kWh/100 mi$168$50.39300 mi

F-150 Lightning vs. Ford F-150 in California

Ford F-150 Lightning47.9 kWh/100 mi
$159/mo
Ford F-15019 mpg
$316/mo

The F-150 Lightning costs about $1,887 a year less to run here.

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California is the 2nd most expensive state to charge a F-150 Lightning

50th cheapest of the 50 states and DC, at 1,000 miles a month. See every state

Cheapest states
  1. 1North Dakota$60
  2. 2Idaho$61
  3. 3Nebraska$62
  4. 4Louisiana$63
  5. 5Utah$64
Around California
  1. 48Rhode Island$141
  2. 49Massachusetts$146
  3. 50California$159
  4. 51Hawaii$209

Questions people ask

How much does it cost to charge a Ford F-150 Lightning in California?

About $159 a month for 1,000 miles, or $1,904 a year, for the 2025 F-150 Lightning 4WD PRO ER1 (47.9 kWh/100 mi) at 33.1¢ per kWh. That works out to 15.9¢ a mile.

Which F-150 Lightning version is cheapest to charge?

The F-150 Lightning 4WD ER2 (47 kWh/100 mi), at about $156 a month in California. The 2025 F-150 Lightning comes in 5 EPA-rated versions.

How much does it cost to fully charge a Ford F-150 Lightning in California?

About $50.78 at home for the 2025 F-150 Lightning 4WD PRO ER1, at 33.1¢ per kWh. That is the electricity drawn from the wall to drive its full EPA range of 320 miles (about 153 kWh), so it includes charging losses; a top-up from 20% to 80% costs roughly 60% of it.

Does this include energy lost while charging?

Yes. EPA measures an electric car's efficiency from the wall outlet, so the electricity lost while charging is already in the kWh per 100 miles figure.

Efficiency: U.S. EPA ratings for the 2025 model year. Gas prices: EIA weekly survey, week of September 21, 2026. Electricity: EIA average home rates, August 2025 to July 2026. Fuel taxes: EIA, July 2026 (revised). How we calculate