Charging a 2026 Toyota bZ AWD at home in Alabama

In Alabama, home electricity runs 16.58¢/kWh — put a 2026 Toyota bZ AWD's EPA-rated 28 kWh/100mi against that and 100 miles costs $4.64, versus $16.02 for a gas car averaging 25.5 mpg. That works out to 71% cheaper per mile than gasoline in Alabama — charging at home costs a fraction of what gas would here.

What a year of driving costs

Alabama owners putting 15,000 annual miles on a 2026 Toyota bZ AWD spend about $696 on home electricity, compared to about $2,403 a gas-car equivalent would spend on fuel. Call it about $1,707 saved annually, at this mileage.

Cost of a full charge

At Alabama's rate, fully covering this 2026 Toyota bZ AWD's 288-mile EPA range costs about $13.37 (80.6 kWh) — the energy the EPA test actually used, not the battery's rated size.

Where this ranks

Among all 20,400 state-and-model combinations this site tracks, charging a 2026 Toyota bZ AWD in Alabama ranks 2,949 for cost savings versus gas — 1 being the best deal nationally. Separately, the Toyota bZ AWD ranks 27 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

See the methodology guide for exactly which EIA and EPA figures feed 2026 Toyota bZ AWD's cost in Alabama. At 16.58¢/kWh, Alabama sits in the middle of the national range — the guide to why charging cost varies by state shows where.