What it costs to charge a 2026 Toyota bZ (energy capacity 200 Ah) in Idaho

At Idaho's residential electricity rate of 12.8¢/kWh, a 2026 Toyota bZ (energy capacity 200 Ah) (rated 25.8 kWh per 100 miles by the EPA) costs $3.31 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 79.4% cheaper per mile than gasoline in Idaho — charging at home costs a fraction of what gas would here.

What a year of driving costs

Home charging this 2026 Toyota bZ (energy capacity 200 Ah) in Idaho runs about $496 over fueleconomy.gov's default 15,000 annual miles, versus about $2,403 for the gasoline equivalent. Call it about $1,907 saved annually, at this mileage.

Filling up the 2026 Toyota bZ (energy capacity 200 Ah), in dollars

$7.8 — that's what Idaho's 12.8¢/kWh rate puts on the 61 kWh a 2026 Toyota bZ (energy capacity 200 Ah) needs for its full 236-mile EPA range.

Where this ranks

Among all 20,400 state-and-model combinations this site tracks, charging a 2026 Toyota bZ (energy capacity 200 Ah) in Idaho ranks 60 for cost savings versus gas — 1 being the best deal nationally. Separately, the Toyota bZ (energy capacity 200 Ah) ranks 10 of 400 EV models for raw efficiency, and Idaho ranks 3 of 51 for cheapest residential electricity.

Getting set up to charge a 2026 Toyota bZ (energy capacity 200 Ah) at home

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.

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

More on how this number was built

See the methodology guide for exactly which EIA and EPA figures feed 2026 Toyota bZ (energy capacity 200 Ah)'s cost in Idaho. Idaho is one of the cheapest states for home electricity — the guide to why the cost varies so much by state covers what drives that.