2026 Tesla Model Y Long Range RWD: home charging cost in Arizona

A 2026 Tesla Model Y Long Range RWD draws 25.2 kWh per 100 miles per the EPA; at Arizona's 15.45¢/kWh residential rate that's $3.9 per 100 miles charged at home, versus $16.02 for a 25.5-mpg gas car covering the same distance. Charging at home costs a fraction of what gas would here: 75.7% less than gas per mile, here specifically.

What a year of driving costs

Driving 15,000 miles a year — fueleconomy.gov's own default assumption — a 2026 Tesla Model Y Long Range RWD charged at home in Arizona costs about $585/year in electricity, against about $2,403/year for the gas-car comparison. That's a savings of about $1,818 a year.

Cost of a full charge

A 2026 Tesla Model Y Long Range RWD needs roughly 90.1 kWh to reach its EPA-rated 357-mile range, which runs about $13.91 at 15.45¢/kWh in Arizona.

Where this ranks

This combination ranks 689 of 20,400 state/model pairs for cost savings against gas (1 is cheapest). The Tesla Model Y Long Range RWD alone ranks 6 of 400 models for efficiency; Arizona alone ranks 25 of 51 states for electricity price.

Before you install a home charger in Arizona

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.

Get quotes from local electricians for Level 2 charger installation in Arizona before deciding.

Where these figures come from

The methodology guide names the exact EIA and EPA tables behind this page's numbers. At 15.45¢/kWh, Arizona sits in the middle of the national range — the guide to why charging cost varies by state shows where.