What it costs to charge a 2026 Tesla Model S Plaid in Kansas

At Kansas's residential electricity rate of 15.19¢/kWh, a 2026 Tesla Model S Plaid (rated 30.6 kWh per 100 miles by the EPA) costs $4.65 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 71% cheaper per mile than gasoline in Kansas — charging at home costs a fraction of what gas would here.

2026 Tesla Model S Plaid: yearly cost in Kansas

Home charging this 2026 Tesla Model S Plaid in Kansas runs about $697 over fueleconomy.gov's default 15,000 annual miles, versus about $2,403 for the gasoline equivalent. Call it about $1,706 saved annually, at this mileage.

What one full charge costs

$17.1 — that's what Kansas's 15.19¢/kWh rate puts on the 112.6 kWh a 2026 Tesla Model S Plaid needs for its full 368-mile EPA range.

Where this ranks

Among all 20,400 state-and-model combinations this site tracks, charging a 2026 Tesla Model S Plaid in Kansas ranks 2,970 for cost savings versus gas — 1 being the best deal nationally. Separately, the Tesla Model S Plaid ranks 70 of 400 EV models for raw efficiency, and Kansas ranks 20 of 51 for cheapest residential electricity.

Getting set up to charge a 2026 Tesla Model S Plaid 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 Kansas electrician to quote the install before this math becomes a real decision.

More on how this number was built

Every figure on this page traces to a named EIA or EPA dataset — see the methodology guide. Kansas's 15.19¢/kWh rate ranks 20 of 51 states; the state rate guide lays out the full spread.