Charging a 2026 Tesla Model 3 Standard RWD at home in Kentucky

A 2026 Tesla Model 3 Standard RWD draws 24.3 kWh per 100 miles per the EPA; at Kentucky's 14.37¢/kWh residential rate that's $3.49 per 100 miles charged at home, versus $16.02 for a 25.5-mpg gas car covering the same distance. That works out to 78.2% cheaper per mile than gasoline in Kentucky — charging at home costs a fraction of what gas would here.

Annual cost, at 15 thousands miles a year

Kentucky owners putting 15,000 annual miles on a 2026 Tesla Model 3 Standard RWD spend about $524 on home electricity, compared to about $2,403 a gas-car equivalent would spend on fuel. Call it about $1,879 saved annually, at this mileage.

What one full charge costs

At Kentucky's rate, fully covering this 2026 Tesla Model 3 Standard RWD's 321-mile EPA range costs about $11.21 (78 kWh) — the energy the EPA test actually used, not the battery's rated size.

Where this ranks

Among all 20,400 state-and-model combinations this site tracks, charging a 2026 Tesla Model 3 Standard RWD in Kentucky ranks 159 for cost savings versus gas — 1 being the best deal nationally. Separately, the Tesla Model 3 Standard RWD ranks 2 of 400 EV models for raw efficiency, and Kentucky ranks 16 of 51 for cheapest residential electricity.

Before you install a home charger in Kentucky

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 Kentucky electrician quotes for Level 2 install before you commit either way.

More on how this number was built

Every figure on this page traces to a named EIA or EPA dataset — see the methodology guide. At 14.37¢/kWh, Kentucky sits in the middle of the national range — the guide to why charging cost varies by state shows where.