Charging a 2026 Tesla Model S at home in Maine

A 2026 Tesla Model S draws 27.1 kWh per 100 miles per the EPA; at Maine's 29.67¢/kWh residential rate that's $8.05 per 100 miles charged at home, versus $16.02 for a 25.5-mpg gas car covering the same distance. That works out to 49.8% 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 S spend about $1,207 on home electricity, compared to about $2,403 a gas-car equivalent would spend on fuel. Call it about $1,195 saved annually, at this mileage.

Filling up the 2026 Tesla Model S, in dollars

At Maine's rate, fully covering this 2026 Tesla Model S's 410-mile EPA range costs about $33 (111.2 kWh) — the energy the EPA test actually used, not the battery's rated size.

2026 Tesla Model S in Maine, ranked

Among all 20,400 state-and-model combinations this site tracks, charging a 2026 Tesla Model S in Maine ranks 15,119 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 Maine ranks 48 of 51 for cheapest residential electricity.

Getting set up to charge a 2026 Tesla Model S at home

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 Maine 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. 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.