MilePrice

What it costs to charge a 2026 Tesla Model 3

At 1,000 miles a month, from $33 in North Dakota to $115 in Hawaii, for the Model 3 Premium AWD (26.4 kWh/100 mi).

Your Model 3, your state, your miles

1,000 mi
1003,000
Blank uses the South Carolina average
Electric · 26.4 kWh/100 miEstimated charging cost
$42/ month
26.4 kWh per 100 mi (EPA) × 15.7¢/kWhSouth Carolina's average home electricity rate over the last 12 months (EIA)
Per year
$498
Per mile
4.2¢
Over 5 years
$2,490
Full charge
$14.36
Compare with a gas car
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Model 3 charging cost in every state

Model 3 Premium AWD, 26.4 kWh/100 mi, 1,000 miles a month. Cheapest first.

#StatePer monthFull charge
1North Dakota$33$11.45
2Idaho$33$11.57
3Nebraska$34$11.78
4Louisiana$35$11.94
5Utah$35$12.16
6Arkansas$36$12.29
7Nevada$36$12.39
8Oklahoma$36$12.45
9Tennessee$36$12.48
10Missouri$37$12.69
11Montana$37$12.72
12Kentucky$37$12.78
13Iowa$37$12.86
14Wyoming$37$12.93
15Washington$37$12.93
16South Dakota$38$13.03
17North Carolina$39$13.58
18Mississippi$39$13.64
19Georgia$40$13.77
20Kansas$40$13.80
21New Mexico$40$13.92
22Florida$41$14.08
23Arizona$41$14.13
24Oregon$41$14.23
25West Virginia$41$14.30
26South Carolina$42$14.36
27Texas$42$14.62
28Minnesota$43$14.83
29Alabama$44$15.06
30Colorado$44$15.12
31Virginia$44$15.13
32Indiana$45$15.59
33Delaware$47$16.41
34Ohio$48$16.72
35Wisconsin$50$17.14
36Illinois$50$17.34
37Pennsylvania$55$18.95
38Michigan$55$19.18
39Maryland$59$20.38
40New Jersey$62$21.57
41Vermont$63$21.82
42District of Columbia$64$22.11
43New Hampshire$71$24.44
44Alaska$71$24.67
45Connecticut$74$25.76
46New York$75$25.91
47Maine$77$26.75
48Rhode Island$78$26.85
49Massachusetts$80$27.76
50California$87$30.26
51Hawaii$115$39.92

Every 2026 Model 3 version

VersionDriveEPA ratingRange
Model 3 Standard RWDRWD24.3 kWh/100 mi321 mi
Model 3 Premium RWDRWD24.6 kWh/100 mi363 mi
Model 3 Premium AWD(used in headline figures)AWD26.4 kWh/100 mi346 mi
Model 3 PerformanceAWD29.6 kWh/100 mi309 mi
Model 3 Performance AWDAWD30.2 kWh/100 mi314 mi

Efficiency: U.S. EPA ratings for the 2026 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