Charging a 2026 Tesla Model 3 Performance AWD at home in Iowa

At Iowa's residential electricity rate of 13.77¢/kWh, a 2026 Tesla Model 3 Performance AWD (rated 30.2 kWh per 100 miles by the EPA) costs $4.16 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 74% cheaper per mile than gasoline in Iowa — charging at home costs a fraction of what gas would here.

Annual cost, at 15 thousands miles a year

Iowa owners putting 15,000 annual miles on a 2026 Tesla Model 3 Performance AWD spend about $625 on home electricity, compared to about $2,403 a gas-car equivalent would spend on fuel. Call it about $1,778 saved annually, at this mileage.

Filling up the 2026 Tesla Model 3 Performance AWD, in dollars

At Iowa's rate, fully covering this 2026 Tesla Model 3 Performance AWD's 314-mile EPA range costs about $13.08 (95 kWh) — the energy the EPA test actually used, not the battery's rated size.

2026 Tesla Model 3 Performance AWD in Iowa, ranked

Among all 20,400 state-and-model combinations this site tracks, charging a 2026 Tesla Model 3 Performance AWD in Iowa ranks 1,351 for cost savings versus gas — 1 being the best deal nationally. Separately, the Tesla Model 3 Performance AWD ranks 63 of 400 EV models for raw efficiency, and Iowa ranks 9 of 51 for cheapest residential electricity.

Getting set up to charge a 2026 Tesla Model 3 Performance AWD 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.

Ask a licensed Iowa 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. Iowa's 13.77¢/kWh rate ranks 9 of 51 states; the state rate guide lays out the full spread.