Alaska home charging cost for the 2026 Tesla Model Y Standard RWD (18in Wheels)

At Alaska's residential electricity rate of 26.86¢/kWh, a 2026 Tesla Model Y Standard RWD (18in Wheels) (rated 24.3 kWh per 100 miles by the EPA) costs $6.54 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: 59.2% less than gas per mile, here specifically.

Annual cost, at 15 thousands miles a year

At fueleconomy.gov's default of 15,000 annual miles, the 2026 Tesla Model Y Standard RWD (18in Wheels) costs roughly $981 a year to charge at home in Alaska, against roughly $2,403 a year for an equivalent gas car. That's a savings of about $1,422 a year.

Filling up the 2026 Tesla Model Y Standard RWD (18in Wheels), in dollars

Covering the 2026 Tesla Model Y Standard RWD (18in Wheels)'s EPA-rated 321-mile range takes about 78.1 kWh, which costs about $20.99 at Alaska's residential rate — figured from the EPA's own combined range and consumption numbers, not the pack's nameplate capacity.

Where this ranks

This combination ranks 11,549 of 20,400 state/model pairs for cost savings against gas (1 is cheapest). The Tesla Model Y Standard RWD (18in Wheels) alone ranks 3 of 400 models for efficiency; Alaska alone ranks 44 of 51 states for electricity price.

Before you install a home charger in Alaska

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.

Ask a licensed Alaska electrician to quote the install before this math becomes a real decision.

Where these figures come from

See the methodology guide for exactly which EIA and EPA figures feed 2026 Tesla Model Y Standard RWD (18in Wheels)'s cost in Alaska. At 26.86¢/kWh, Alaska sits in the middle of the national range — the guide to why charging cost varies by state shows where.