2026 Tesla Model Y Long Range RWD: home charging cost in Kentucky

At Kentucky's residential electricity rate of 14.37¢/kWh, a 2026 Tesla Model Y Long Range RWD (rated 25.2 kWh per 100 miles by the EPA) costs $3.62 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: 77.4% less than gas per mile, here specifically.

2026 Tesla Model Y Long Range RWD: yearly cost in Kentucky

Driving 15,000 miles a year — fueleconomy.gov's own default assumption — a 2026 Tesla Model Y Long Range RWD charged at home in Kentucky costs about $544/year in electricity, against about $2,403/year for the gas-car comparison. That's a savings of about $1,859 a year.

What one full charge costs

A 2026 Tesla Model Y Long Range RWD needs roughly 90.1 kWh to reach its EPA-rated 357-mile range, which runs about $12.94 at 14.37¢/kWh in Kentucky.

How this compares nationally

This combination ranks 282 of 20,400 state/model pairs for cost savings against gas (1 is cheapest). The Tesla Model Y Long Range RWD alone ranks 6 of 400 models for efficiency; Kentucky alone ranks 16 of 51 states for electricity price.

Getting set up to charge a 2026 Tesla Model Y Long Range RWD at home

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.

Line up a few Kentucky electrician quotes for Level 2 install before you commit either way.

Where these figures come from

Every figure on this page traces to a named EIA or EPA dataset — see the methodology guide. Curious how Kentucky's 14.37¢/kWh compares? The guide to charging cost by state ranks every state side by side.