2026 Toyota bZ AWD: home charging cost in Iowa

At Iowa's residential electricity rate of 13.77¢/kWh, a 2026 Toyota bZ AWD (rated 28 kWh per 100 miles by the EPA) costs $3.85 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. Charging at home costs a fraction of what gas would here: 75.9% less than gas per mile, here specifically.

2026 Toyota bZ AWD: yearly cost in Iowa

Driving 15,000 miles a year — fueleconomy.gov's own default assumption — a 2026 Toyota bZ AWD charged at home in Iowa costs about $578/year in electricity, against about $2,403/year for the gas-car comparison. That's a savings of about $1,825 a year.

Filling up the 2026 Toyota bZ AWD, in dollars

A 2026 Toyota bZ AWD needs roughly 80.6 kWh to reach its EPA-rated 288-mile range, which runs about $11.1 at 13.77¢/kWh in Iowa.

How this compares nationally

This combination ranks 612 of 20,400 state/model pairs for cost savings against gas (1 is cheapest). The Toyota bZ AWD alone ranks 27 of 400 models for efficiency; Iowa alone ranks 9 of 51 states for electricity price.

Before you install a home charger in Iowa

The numbers above assume Level 2 home charging is already in place — the electrical work behind that is a real, separate cost that varies by panel, wiring, and local labor rates, not something this page's per-mile math includes.

Ask a licensed Iowa electrician to quote the install before this math becomes a real decision.

Where these figures come from

See the methodology guide for exactly which EIA and EPA figures feed 2026 Toyota bZ AWD's cost in Iowa. At 13.77¢/kWh, Iowa sits in the middle of the national range — the guide to why charging cost varies by state shows where.