What it costs to charge a 2026 Tesla Model Y Standard RWD (19in Wheels) in Alabama

A 2026 Tesla Model Y Standard RWD (19in Wheels) draws 25.7 kWh per 100 miles per the EPA; at Alabama's 16.58¢/kWh residential rate that's $4.26 per 100 miles charged at home, versus $16.02 for a 25.5-mpg gas car covering the same distance. That works out to 73.4% cheaper per mile than gasoline in Alabama — charging at home costs a fraction of what gas would here.

2026 Tesla Model Y Standard RWD (19in Wheels): yearly cost in Alabama

Home charging this 2026 Tesla Model Y Standard RWD (19in Wheels) in Alabama runs about $639 over fueleconomy.gov's default 15,000 annual miles, versus about $2,403 for the gasoline equivalent. Call it about $1,764 saved annually, at this mileage.

Cost of a full charge

$12.91 — that's what Alabama's 16.58¢/kWh rate puts on the 77.8 kWh a 2026 Tesla Model Y Standard RWD (19in Wheels) needs for its full 303-mile EPA range.

2026 Tesla Model Y Standard RWD (19in Wheels) in Alabama, ranked

Among all 20,400 state-and-model combinations this site tracks, charging a 2026 Tesla Model Y Standard RWD (19in Wheels) in Alabama ranks 1,610 for cost savings versus gas — 1 being the best deal nationally. Separately, the Tesla Model Y Standard RWD (19in Wheels) ranks 9 of 400 EV models for raw efficiency, and Alabama ranks 29 of 51 for cheapest residential electricity.

Next step: home charger installation

Everything above is the per-mile and per-year cost once a home charger exists — getting one installed is a separate electrical job whose price depends on your panel and wiring, not the state average used here.

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

More on how this number was built

Every figure on this page traces to a named EIA or EPA dataset — see the methodology guide. At 16.58¢/kWh, Alabama sits in the middle of the national range — the guide to why charging cost varies by state shows where.