Charging a 2026 Toyota bZ (energy capacity 200 Ah) at home in Louisiana

At Louisiana's residential electricity rate of 13.51¢/kWh, a 2026 Toyota bZ (energy capacity 200 Ah) (rated 25.8 kWh per 100 miles by the EPA) costs $3.49 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 78.2% cheaper per mile than gasoline in Louisiana — charging at home costs a fraction of what gas would here.

Annual cost, at 15 thousands miles a year

Louisiana owners putting 15,000 annual miles on a 2026 Toyota bZ (energy capacity 200 Ah) 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.

Filling up the 2026 Toyota bZ (energy capacity 200 Ah), in dollars

At Louisiana's rate, fully covering this 2026 Toyota bZ (energy capacity 200 Ah)'s 236-mile EPA range costs about $8.24 (61 kWh) — the energy the EPA test actually used, not the battery's rated size.

2026 Toyota bZ (energy capacity 200 Ah) in Louisiana, ranked

Among all 20,400 state-and-model combinations this site tracks, charging a 2026 Toyota bZ (energy capacity 200 Ah) in Louisiana ranks 161 for cost savings versus gas — 1 being the best deal nationally. Separately, the Toyota bZ (energy capacity 200 Ah) ranks 10 of 400 EV models for raw efficiency, and Louisiana ranks 8 of 51 for cheapest residential electricity.

Before you install a home charger in Louisiana

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 Louisiana 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. Curious how Louisiana's 13.51¢/kWh compares? The guide to charging cost by state ranks every state side by side.