2026 Tesla Model Y Long Range AWD: home charging cost in Alabama

At Alabama's residential electricity rate of 16.58¢/kWh, a 2026 Tesla Model Y Long Range AWD (rated 27.5 kWh per 100 miles by the EPA) costs $4.56 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. Charging at home costs a fraction of what gas would here: 71.5% less than gas per mile, here specifically.

Annual cost, at 15 thousands miles a year

Driving 15,000 miles a year — fueleconomy.gov's own default assumption — a 2026 Tesla Model Y Long Range AWD charged at home in Alabama costs about $684/year in electricity, against about $2,403/year for the gas-car comparison. That's a savings of about $1,719 a year.

Filling up the 2026 Tesla Model Y Long Range AWD, in dollars

A 2026 Tesla Model Y Long Range AWD needs roughly 89.9 kWh to reach its EPA-rated 327-mile range, which runs about $14.91 at 16.58¢/kWh in Alabama.

2026 Tesla Model Y Long Range AWD in Alabama, ranked

This combination ranks 2,647 of 20,400 state/model pairs for cost savings against gas (1 is cheapest). The Tesla Model Y Long Range AWD alone ranks 23 of 400 models for efficiency; Alabama alone ranks 29 of 51 states for electricity price.

Before you install a home charger in Alabama

The numbers above assume Level 2 home charging is already in place — the electrical work behind that is a real, separate cost that varies by panel, wiring, and local labor rates, not something this page's per-mile math includes.

Line up a few Alabama electrician quotes for Level 2 install before you commit either way.

Where these figures come from

The methodology guide names the exact EIA and EPA tables behind this page's numbers. At 16.58¢/kWh, Alabama sits in the middle of the national range — the guide to why charging cost varies by state shows where.