Alabama home charging cost for the 2026 Tesla Model Y Performance AWD

At Alabama's residential electricity rate of 16.58¢/kWh, a 2026 Tesla Model Y Performance AWD (rated 32 kWh per 100 miles by the EPA) costs $5.3 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: 66.9% less than gas per mile, here specifically.

What a year of driving costs

At fueleconomy.gov's default of 15,000 annual miles, the 2026 Tesla Model Y Performance AWD costs roughly $795 a year to charge at home in Alabama, against roughly $2,403 a year for an equivalent gas car. That's a savings of about $1,608 a year.

Filling up the 2026 Tesla Model Y Performance AWD, in dollars

Covering the 2026 Tesla Model Y Performance AWD's EPA-rated 306-mile range takes about 97.8 kWh, which costs about $16.22 at Alabama's residential rate — figured from the EPA's own combined range and consumption numbers, not the pack's nameplate capacity.

How this compares nationally

This combination ranks 5,944 of 20,400 state/model pairs for cost savings against gas (1 is cheapest). The Tesla Model Y Performance AWD alone ranks 85 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.