Charging a 2026 Tesla Model 3 Performance at home in Alaska

At Alaska's residential electricity rate of 26.86¢/kWh, a 2026 Tesla Model 3 Performance (rated 29.6 kWh per 100 miles by the EPA) costs $7.95 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. That works out to 50.4% cheaper per mile than gasoline in Alaska — charging at home is much cheaper than gas here.

2026 Tesla Model 3 Performance: yearly cost in Alaska

Alaska owners putting 15,000 annual miles on a 2026 Tesla Model 3 Performance spend about $1,192 on home electricity, compared to about $2,403 a gas-car equivalent would spend on fuel. Call it about $1,211 saved annually, at this mileage.

Filling up the 2026 Tesla Model 3 Performance, in dollars

At Alaska's rate, fully covering this 2026 Tesla Model 3 Performance's 309-mile EPA range costs about $24.55 (91.4 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 Tesla Model 3 Performance in Alaska ranks 14,949 for cost savings versus gas — 1 being the best deal nationally. Separately, the Tesla Model 3 Performance ranks 52 of 400 EV models for raw efficiency, and Alaska ranks 44 of 51 for cheapest residential electricity.

Getting set up to charge a 2026 Tesla Model 3 Performance at home

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.

Get quotes from local electricians for Level 2 charger installation in Alaska before deciding.

More on how this number was built

See the methodology guide for exactly which EIA and EPA figures feed 2026 Tesla Model 3 Performance's cost in Alaska. Curious how Alaska's 26.86¢/kWh compares? The guide to charging cost by state ranks every state side by side.