What it costs to charge a 2026 Tesla Model Y Long Range RWD in Colorado

A 2026 Tesla Model Y Long Range RWD draws 25.2 kWh per 100 miles per the EPA; at Colorado's 16.65¢/kWh residential rate that's $4.2 per 100 miles charged at home, versus $16.02 for a 25.5-mpg gas car covering the same distance. That works out to 73.8% cheaper per mile than gasoline in Colorado — charging at home costs a fraction of what gas would here.

What a year of driving costs

Home charging this 2026 Tesla Model Y Long Range RWD in Colorado runs about $630 over fueleconomy.gov's default 15,000 annual miles, versus about $2,403 for the gasoline equivalent. Call it about $1,773 saved annually, at this mileage.

Cost of a full charge

$14.99 — that's what Colorado's 16.65¢/kWh rate puts on the 90.1 kWh a 2026 Tesla Model Y Long Range RWD needs for its full 357-mile EPA range.

How this compares nationally

Among all 20,400 state-and-model combinations this site tracks, charging a 2026 Tesla Model Y Long Range RWD in Colorado ranks 1,450 for cost savings versus gas — 1 being the best deal nationally. Separately, the Tesla Model Y Long Range RWD ranks 6 of 400 EV models for raw efficiency, and Colorado ranks 30 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.

Line up a few Colorado electrician quotes for Level 2 install before you commit either way.

More on how this number was built

The methodology guide names the exact EIA and EPA tables behind this page's numbers. Colorado's 16.65¢/kWh rate ranks 30 of 51 states; the state rate guide lays out the full spread.