2026 Toyota bZ Woodland AWD 235/65R18: home charging cost in Alabama

At Alabama's residential electricity rate of 16.58¢/kWh, a 2026 Toyota bZ Woodland AWD 235/65R18 (rated 30.6 kWh per 100 miles by the EPA) costs $5.07 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: 68.3% less than gas per mile, here specifically.

What a year of driving costs

Driving 15,000 miles a year — fueleconomy.gov's own default assumption — a 2026 Toyota bZ Woodland AWD 235/65R18 charged at home in Alabama costs about $761/year in electricity, against about $2,403/year for the gas-car comparison. That's a savings of about $1,642 a year.

Filling up the 2026 Toyota bZ Woodland AWD 235/65R18, in dollars

A 2026 Toyota bZ Woodland AWD 235/65R18 needs roughly 79.5 kWh to reach its EPA-rated 260-mile range, which runs about $13.18 at 16.58¢/kWh in Alabama.

2026 Toyota bZ Woodland AWD 235/65R18 in Alabama, ranked

This combination ranks 4,860 of 20,400 state/model pairs for cost savings against gas (1 is cheapest). The Toyota bZ Woodland AWD 235/65R18 alone ranks 69 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.