Arizona home charging cost for the 2026 Tesla Model S Plaid (21in wheels)

At Arizona's residential electricity rate of 15.45¢/kWh, a 2026 Tesla Model S Plaid (21in wheels) (rated 36.2 kWh per 100 miles by the EPA) costs $5.59 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 costs a fraction of what gas would here: 65.1% less than gas per mile, here specifically.

2026 Tesla Model S Plaid (21in wheels): yearly cost in Arizona

At fueleconomy.gov's default of 15,000 annual miles, the 2026 Tesla Model S Plaid (21in wheels) costs roughly $839 a year to charge at home in Arizona, against roughly $2,403 a year for an equivalent gas car. That's a savings of about $1,564 a year.

Cost of a full charge

Covering the 2026 Tesla Model S Plaid (21in wheels)'s EPA-rated 309-mile range takes about 111.9 kWh, which costs about $17.29 at Arizona's residential rate — figured from the EPA's own combined range and consumption numbers, not the pack's nameplate capacity.

2026 Tesla Model S Plaid (21in wheels) in Arizona, ranked

This combination ranks 7,373 of 20,400 state/model pairs for cost savings against gas (1 is cheapest). The Tesla Model S Plaid (21in wheels) alone ranks 171 of 400 models for efficiency; Arizona alone ranks 25 of 51 states for electricity price.

Getting set up to charge a 2026 Tesla Model S Plaid (21in wheels) 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.

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

Where these figures come from

Every figure on this page traces to a named EIA or EPA dataset — see the methodology guide. At 15.45¢/kWh, Arizona sits in the middle of the national range — the guide to why charging cost varies by state shows where.