2026 Tesla Model 3 Premium RWD, ME Charging Cost

Charging a 2026 Tesla Model 3 Premium RWD at home in Maine

At Maine's residential electricity rate of 29.67¢/kWh, a 2026 Tesla Model 3 Premium RWD (rated 24.6 kWh per 100 miles by the EPA) costs $7.31 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 54.4% cheaper per mile than gasoline in Maine, charging at home is much cheaper than gas here.

Annual cost, at 15 thousands miles a year

Maine owners putting 15,000 annual miles on a 2026 Tesla Model 3 Premium RWD spend about $1,097 on home electricity, compared to about $2,403 a gas-car equivalent would spend on fuel. Call it about $1,306 saved annually, at this mileage.

What one full charge costs

At Maine's rate, fully covering this 2026 Tesla Model 3 Premium RWD's 363-mile EPA range costs about $26.54 (89.4 kWh), the energy the EPA test actually used, not the battery's rated size.

How this compares nationally

Among all 20,400 state-and-model combinations this site tracks, charging a 2026 Tesla Model 3 Premium RWD in Maine ranks 13,795 for cost savings versus gas, 1 being the best deal nationally. Separately, the Tesla Model 3 Premium RWD ranks 4 of 400 EV models for raw efficiency, and Maine ranks 48 of 51 for cheapest residential electricity.

Next step: home charger installation

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.

Get quotes from local electricians for Level 2 charger installation in Maine before deciding.

More on how this number was built

Every figure on this page traces to a named EIA or EPA dataset, see the methodology guide. Maine has some of the highest residential electricity rates in the country, see the guide to why the cost varies so much by state for the full picture.