What it costs to charge a 2026 Tesla Model Y Standard AWD in Alaska

A 2026 Tesla Model Y Standard AWD draws 26.5 kWh per 100 miles per the EPA; at Alaska's 26.86¢/kWh residential rate that's $7.12 per 100 miles charged at home, versus $16.02 for a 25.5-mpg gas car covering the same distance. That works out to 55.6% 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 Y Standard AWD in Alaska runs about $1,068 over fueleconomy.gov's default 15,000 annual miles, versus about $2,403 for the gasoline equivalent. Call it about $1,335 saved annually, at this mileage.

What one full charge costs

$20.93 — that's what Alaska's 26.86¢/kWh rate puts on the 77.9 kWh a 2026 Tesla Model Y Standard AWD needs for its full 294-mile EPA range.

2026 Tesla Model Y Standard AWD in Alaska, ranked

Among all 20,400 state-and-model combinations this site tracks, charging a 2026 Tesla Model Y Standard AWD in Alaska ranks 13,270 for cost savings versus gas — 1 being the best deal nationally. Separately, the Tesla Model Y Standard AWD ranks 15 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 Y Standard 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.

Line up a few Alaska electrician quotes for Level 2 install before you commit either way.

More on how this number was built

Every figure on this page traces to a named EIA or EPA dataset — see the methodology guide. At 26.86¢/kWh, Alaska sits in the middle of the national range — the guide to why charging cost varies by state shows where.