Porsche Taycan 4S Perf Battery Plus
What it costs to keep fuelled
$552a year, fuel only
The 2026 Porsche Taycan 4S Perf Battery Plus is EPA-rated at 87 MPGe combined (89 city / 85 highway). Over 15,000 miles a year that is about 172 gallons, $552 a year in fuel, or $0.037 per mile at $3.20/gal.
Across its full 2020–2026 run it averages 79.5 MPGe, improving by 18 MPGe over 6 model years.
The band is how far one gallon-equivalent of energy carries it: 87 of the 120 MPGe this scale runs to. The square tick is the compact cars average, 26.3.
- Fuel, per year
- $552 at 15,000 mi
- Per mile
- $0.037
- Per kilometre
- $0.023
- Gallon-equivalents/yr
- 172
1 mile = 1.609344 km · fuel at $3.20/gal, fixed JUL 2026
MPGe — not a fuel billSOURCE·US EPA fuel-economy test data·FUEL ASSUMED AT $3.20/GAL FROM JUL 2026·REVIEWED JUL 2026
How this is worked out
- Start from the EPA combined figure for the model year — a laboratory test cycle run to a fixed procedure, not a road result. Where a year sold several engines or drivetrains, the trims are averaged and the trim count is printed beside the row so you can see how much averaging is behind it.
- Fix a pump price. This site keeps one reference price, $3.20 a US gallon, fixed JUL 2026 and printed next to every dollar figure it produces. It is an assumption with a date on it, not a quote — put your own price in.
- Fix an annual distance. Every annual figure on this site uses 15,000 miles a year, roughly the US average. A cost per year with no stated distance is not a number, it is a mood.
- Divide distance by economy for gallons, multiply by price for the year's fuel, divide price by economy for one mile. The per-kilometre line is that last figure divided by 1.609344 — the same money, in the unit most of the world drives in.
- Stop there. No depreciation, no tyres, no insurance, no servicing. This is the fuel line of the ledger and it is labelled as one; depreciation usually dwarfs everything on it.
gallons/yr = miles/yr ÷ MPG fuel $/yr = gallons/yr × $/gal cost $/mi = $/gal ÷ MPG cost $/km = cost $/mi ÷ 1.609344
The full method, the licence note, and what a test figure cannot tell you →
Re-run the ledger at another pump price
Every line above rests on one pump price. Here is the same entry re-costed at six others, because the price is the part that changes while the test sheet stays put.
| Fuel price | Per mile | 10,000 mi/yr | 15,000 mi/yr | 20,000 mi/yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $2.50/gal | $0.029 | $287 | $431 | $575 |
| $3.00/gal | $0.034 | $345 | $517 | $690 |
| $3.20/gal | $0.037 | $368 | $552 | $736 |
| $3.50/gal | $0.040 | $402 | $603 | $805 |
| $4.00/gal | $0.046 | $460 | $690 | $920 |
| $4.50/gal | $0.052 | $517 | $776 | $1034 |
| $5.00/gal | $0.057 | $575 | $862 | $1149 |
This is an electric vehicle, so the EPA rates it in MPGe — the distance it travels on the energy equivalent of a gallon of petrol. The dollar figures above are a petrol-equivalent illustration only; charging at home is billed per kWh and is normally far cheaper. Treat the MPGe as an efficiency comparison, not a fuel bill.
SOURCE·US EPA fuel-economy test data·FUEL ASSUMED AT $3.20/GAL FROM JUL 2026·REVIEWED JUL 2026
The whole service history, sheet by sheet
6 model years on file. Read down the combined column: a nameplate that got heavier shows it here long before any brochure admits it.
| Year | Combined | City | Highway | EPA fuel cost/yr | CO₂ g/mi | Trims |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 87 MPGe | 89 | 85 | $850 | — | 1 |
| 2025 | 87 MPGe | 89 | 85 | $850 | — | 1 |
| 2023 | 80 MPGe | 79 | 81 | $950 | — | 1 |
| 2022 | 77 MPGe | 75 | 81 | $1000 | — | 1 |
| 2021 | 77 MPGe | 75 | 81 | $1000 | — | 1 |
| 2020 | 69 MPGe | 68 | 71 | $1100 | — | 1 |
Where a model year offered several engines or drivetrains, the figure is the average across all EPA-tested trims that year — the trim count is shown so you can see how much averaging is involved.
SOURCE·US EPA fuel-economy test data·FUEL ASSUMED AT $3.20/GAL FROM JUL 2026·REVIEWED JUL 2026
Marked against the rest of the compact cars bay
Among the 227 compact cars models tracked here, the Porsche Taycan 4S Perf Battery Plus ranks 3 on current figures, against a class average of 26.3 MPGe — the square tick on the gauge above.
Closest more-efficient alternatives in the same class: Ford Focus Electric (107), Volkswagen e-Golf (119).
Questions asked across the counter
What MPG does the Porsche Taycan 4S Perf Battery Plus get?
The 2026 Porsche Taycan 4S Perf Battery Plus is rated at 87 MPGe combined by the EPA — 89 city and 85 highway. Across all 6 model years in the database it averages 79.5 MPGe, ranging from 69 to 87 depending on year and trim.
How much does a Porsche Taycan 4S Perf Battery Plus cost in fuel per year?
At 87 MPGe and 15,000 miles a year, it burns about 172 gallons — roughly $552 a year with fuel at $3.20 a gallon, or $0.037 per mile. The EPA's own published annual figure for the 2026 model is $850.
Has the Porsche Taycan 4S Perf Battery Plus become more efficient over time?
Yes. It has gone from 69 MPGe in 2020 to 87 in 2026 — an improvement of 18 MPGe, or 26% across 6 model years.
Is the Porsche Taycan 4S Perf Battery Plus efficient for its class?
It ranks 3 of 227 in the Compact Cars class on current figures, against a class average of 26.3 MPGe. That is 60.7 better than typical for the class.
Pull another logbook off the same shelf
Same class, nearest economy first — the ones a buyer is genuinely choosing between.
SOURCE·US EPA fuel-economy test data·FUEL ASSUMED AT $3.20/GAL FROM JUL 2026·REVIEWED JUL 2026
Cost per mile, per kilometre and per year are computed at a reference price of $3.20 a gallon over 15,000 miles, fixed JUL 2026 — set your own pump price. Estimates based on official test figures and average fuel prices. Real-world consumption varies with driving style, load, terrain and maintenance.
