Charging a 2026 Tesla Model S at home in Kentucky

At Kentucky's residential electricity rate of 14.37¢/kWh, a 2026 Tesla Model S (rated 27.1 kWh per 100 miles by the EPA) costs $3.9 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 75.7% cheaper per mile than gasoline in Kentucky — charging at home costs a fraction of what gas would here.

2026 Tesla Model S: yearly cost in Kentucky

Kentucky owners putting 15,000 annual miles on a 2026 Tesla Model S spend about $585 on home electricity, compared to about $2,403 a gas-car equivalent would spend on fuel. Call it about $1,818 saved annually, at this mileage.

What one full charge costs

At Kentucky's rate, fully covering this 2026 Tesla Model S's 410-mile EPA range costs about $15.98 (111.2 kWh) — the energy the EPA test actually used, not the battery's rated size.

2026 Tesla Model S in Kentucky, ranked

Among all 20,400 state-and-model combinations this site tracks, charging a 2026 Tesla Model S in Kentucky ranks 692 for cost savings versus gas — 1 being the best deal nationally. Separately, the Tesla Model S ranks 20 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

See the methodology guide for exactly which EIA and EPA figures feed 2026 Tesla Model S's cost in Kentucky. At 14.37¢/kWh, Kentucky sits in the middle of the national range — the guide to why charging cost varies by state shows where.