Charging a 2026 Tesla Model Y Standard AWD at home in District of Columbia

At District of Columbia's residential electricity rate of 24.54¢/kWh, a 2026 Tesla Model Y Standard AWD (rated 26.5 kWh per 100 miles by the EPA) costs $6.5 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 59.4% cheaper per mile than gasoline in District of Columbia — charging at home is much cheaper than gas here.

What a year of driving costs

District of Columbia owners putting 15,000 annual miles on a 2026 Tesla Model Y Standard AWD spend about $975 on home electricity, compared to about $2,403 a gas-car equivalent would spend on fuel. Call it about $1,428 saved annually, at this mileage.

What one full charge costs

At District of Columbia's rate, fully covering this 2026 Tesla Model Y Standard AWD's 294-mile EPA range costs about $19.12 (77.9 kWh) — the energy the EPA test actually used, not the battery's rated size.

2026 Tesla Model Y Standard AWD in District of Columbia, ranked

Among all 20,400 state-and-model combinations this site tracks, charging a 2026 Tesla Model Y Standard AWD in District of Columbia ranks 11,427 for cost savings versus gas — 1 being the best deal nationally. Separately, the Tesla Model Y Standard AWD ranks 15 of 400 EV models for raw efficiency, and District of Columbia ranks 42 of 51 for cheapest residential electricity.

Before you install a home charger in District of Columbia

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.

Ask a licensed District of Columbia electrician to quote the install before this math becomes a real decision.

More on how this number was built

The methodology guide names the exact EIA and EPA tables behind this page's numbers. At 24.54¢/kWh, District of Columbia sits in the middle of the national range — the guide to why charging cost varies by state shows where.