Charging a 2026 Tesla Model 3 Standard RWD at home in Arizona

At Arizona's residential electricity rate of 15.45¢/kWh, a 2026 Tesla Model 3 Standard RWD (rated 24.3 kWh per 100 miles by the EPA) costs $3.75 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 76.6% cheaper per mile than gasoline in Arizona — charging at home costs a fraction of what gas would here.

What a year of driving costs

Arizona owners putting 15,000 annual miles on a 2026 Tesla Model 3 Standard RWD spend about $563 on home electricity, compared to about $2,403 a gas-car equivalent would spend on fuel. Call it about $1,840 saved annually, at this mileage.

Filling up the 2026 Tesla Model 3 Standard RWD, in dollars

At Arizona's rate, fully covering this 2026 Tesla Model 3 Standard RWD's 321-mile EPA range costs about $12.05 (78 kWh) — the energy the EPA test actually used, not the battery's rated size.

2026 Tesla Model 3 Standard RWD in Arizona, ranked

Among all 20,400 state-and-model combinations this site tracks, charging a 2026 Tesla Model 3 Standard RWD in Arizona ranks 450 for cost savings versus gas — 1 being the best deal nationally. Separately, the Tesla Model 3 Standard RWD ranks 2 of 400 EV models for raw efficiency, and Arizona ranks 25 of 51 for cheapest residential electricity.

Next step: home charger installation

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 Arizona before deciding.

More on how this number was built

The methodology guide names the exact EIA and EPA tables behind this page's numbers. Arizona's 15.45¢/kWh rate ranks 25 of 51 states; the state rate guide lays out the full spread.