2026 Tesla Model 3 Performance AWD: home charging cost in Alaska

At Alaska's residential electricity rate of 26.86¢/kWh, a 2026 Tesla Model 3 Performance AWD (rated 30.2 kWh per 100 miles by the EPA) costs $8.12 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 is much cheaper than gas here: 49.3% 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 Tesla Model 3 Performance AWD charged at home in Alaska costs about $1,219/year in electricity, against about $2,403/year for the gas-car comparison. That's a savings of about $1,184 a year.

What one full charge costs

A 2026 Tesla Model 3 Performance AWD needs roughly 95 kWh to reach its EPA-rated 314-mile range, which runs about $25.51 at 26.86¢/kWh in Alaska.

How this compares nationally

This combination ranks 15,235 of 20,400 state/model pairs for cost savings against gas (1 is cheapest). The Tesla Model 3 Performance AWD alone ranks 63 of 400 models for efficiency; Alaska alone ranks 44 of 51 states for electricity price.

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

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 Alaska electrician quotes for Level 2 install before you commit either way.

Where these figures come from

Every figure on this page traces to a named EIA or EPA dataset — see the methodology guide. Curious how Alaska's 26.86¢/kWh compares? The guide to charging cost by state ranks every state side by side.