Charging a 2026 Tesla Model Y Standard RWD (19in Wheels) at home in Colorado

At Colorado's residential electricity rate of 16.65¢/kWh, a 2026 Tesla Model Y Standard RWD (19in Wheels) (rated 25.7 kWh per 100 miles by the EPA) costs $4.28 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 73.3% cheaper per mile than gasoline in Colorado — charging at home costs a fraction of what gas would here.

Annual cost, at 15 thousands miles a year

Colorado owners putting 15,000 annual miles on a 2026 Tesla Model Y Standard RWD (19in Wheels) spend about $642 on home electricity, compared to about $2,403 a gas-car equivalent would spend on fuel. Call it about $1,761 saved annually, at this mileage.

Filling up the 2026 Tesla Model Y Standard RWD (19in Wheels), in dollars

At Colorado's rate, fully covering this 2026 Tesla Model Y Standard RWD (19in Wheels)'s 303-mile EPA range costs about $12.96 (77.8 kWh) — the energy the EPA test actually used, not the battery's rated size.

2026 Tesla Model Y Standard RWD (19in Wheels) in Colorado, ranked

Among all 20,400 state-and-model combinations this site tracks, charging a 2026 Tesla Model Y Standard RWD (19in Wheels) in Colorado ranks 1,641 for cost savings versus gas — 1 being the best deal nationally. Separately, the Tesla Model Y Standard RWD (19in Wheels) ranks 9 of 400 EV models for raw efficiency, and Colorado ranks 30 of 51 for cheapest residential electricity.

Before you install a home charger in Colorado

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.