California home charging cost for the 2026 Toyota bZ AWD

In California, home electricity runs 33.17¢/kWh — put a 2026 Toyota bZ AWD's EPA-rated 28 kWh/100mi against that and 100 miles costs $9.29, versus $16.02 for a gas car averaging 25.5 mpg. Charging at home is much cheaper than gas here: 42% less than gas per mile, here specifically.

2026 Toyota bZ AWD: yearly cost in California

At fueleconomy.gov's default of 15,000 annual miles, the 2026 Toyota bZ AWD costs roughly $1,393 a year to charge at home in California, against roughly $2,403 a year for an equivalent gas car. That's a savings of about $1,010 a year.

Cost of a full charge

Covering the 2026 Toyota bZ AWD's EPA-rated 288-mile range takes about 80.6 kWh, which costs about $26.74 at California's residential rate — figured from the EPA's own combined range and consumption numbers, not the pack's nameplate capacity.

2026 Toyota bZ AWD in California, ranked

This combination ranks 16,723 of 20,400 state/model pairs for cost savings against gas (1 is cheapest). The Toyota bZ AWD alone ranks 27 of 400 models for efficiency; California alone ranks 50 of 51 states for electricity price.

Getting set up to charge a 2026 Toyota bZ AWD 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 California 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. California has some of the highest residential electricity rates in the country — see the guide to why the cost varies so much by state for the full picture.