What it costs to charge a 2026 Tesla Model 3 Premium AWD in Alaska

At Alaska's residential electricity rate of 26.86¢/kWh, a 2026 Tesla Model 3 Premium AWD (rated 26.4 kWh per 100 miles by the EPA) costs $7.08 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 55.8% cheaper per mile than gasoline in Alaska — charging at home is much cheaper than gas here.

What a year of driving costs

Home charging this 2026 Tesla Model 3 Premium AWD in Alaska runs about $1,063 over fueleconomy.gov's default 15,000 annual miles, versus about $2,403 for the gasoline equivalent. Call it about $1,340 saved annually, at this mileage.

Cost of a full charge

$24.51 — that's what Alaska's 26.86¢/kWh rate puts on the 91.3 kWh a 2026 Tesla Model 3 Premium AWD needs for its full 346-mile EPA range.

Where this ranks

Among all 20,400 state-and-model combinations this site tracks, charging a 2026 Tesla Model 3 Premium AWD in Alaska ranks 13,190 for cost savings versus gas — 1 being the best deal nationally. Separately, the Tesla Model 3 Premium AWD ranks 12 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 Premium AWD 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

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.