What it costs to charge a 2026 Tesla Model Y Standard AWD in Illinois

At Illinois's residential electricity rate of 19.22¢/kWh, a 2026 Tesla Model Y Standard AWD (rated 26.5 kWh per 100 miles by the EPA) costs $5.09 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 68.2% cheaper per mile than gasoline in Illinois — charging at home costs a fraction of what gas would here.

What a year of driving costs

Home charging this 2026 Tesla Model Y Standard AWD in Illinois runs about $764 over fueleconomy.gov's default 15,000 annual miles, versus about $2,403 for the gasoline equivalent. Call it about $1,639 saved annually, at this mileage.

Cost of a full charge

$14.97 — that's what Illinois's 19.22¢/kWh rate puts on the 77.9 kWh a 2026 Tesla Model Y Standard AWD needs for its full 294-mile EPA range.

Where this ranks

Among all 20,400 state-and-model combinations this site tracks, charging a 2026 Tesla Model Y Standard AWD in Illinois ranks 4,952 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 Illinois ranks 36 of 51 for cheapest residential electricity.

Before you install a home charger in Illinois

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 Illinois 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. Illinois's 19.22¢/kWh rate ranks 36 of 51 states; the state rate guide lays out the full spread.