Kentucky home charging cost for the 2026 Tesla Model Y Standard RWD (19in Wheels)

A 2026 Tesla Model Y Standard RWD (19in Wheels) draws 25.7 kWh per 100 miles per the EPA; at Kentucky's 14.37¢/kWh residential rate that's $3.69 per 100 miles charged at home, versus $16.02 for a 25.5-mpg gas car covering the same distance. Charging at home costs a fraction of what gas would here: 77% less than gas per mile, here specifically.

What a year of driving costs

At fueleconomy.gov's default of 15,000 annual miles, the 2026 Tesla Model Y Standard RWD (19in Wheels) costs roughly $554 a year to charge at home in Kentucky, against roughly $2,403 a year for an equivalent gas car. That's a savings of about $1,849 a year.

Filling up the 2026 Tesla Model Y Standard RWD (19in Wheels), in dollars

Covering the 2026 Tesla Model Y Standard RWD (19in Wheels)'s EPA-rated 303-mile range takes about 77.8 kWh, which costs about $11.19 at Kentucky's residential rate — figured from the EPA's own combined range and consumption numbers, not the pack's nameplate capacity.

How this compares nationally

This combination ranks 359 of 20,400 state/model pairs for cost savings against gas (1 is cheapest). The Tesla Model Y Standard RWD (19in Wheels) alone ranks 9 of 400 models for efficiency; Kentucky alone ranks 16 of 51 states for electricity price.

Next step: home charger installation

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. At 14.37¢/kWh, Kentucky sits in the middle of the national range — the guide to why charging cost varies by state shows where.