2026 Toyota bZ AWD, ME Charging Cost

Maine home charging cost for the 2026 Toyota bZ AWD

A 2026 Toyota bZ AWD draws 28 kWh per 100 miles per the EPA; at Maine's 29.67¢/kWh residential rate that's $8.31 per 100 miles charged at home, versus $16.02 for a 25.5-mpg gas car covering the same distance. Charging at home is much cheaper than gas here: 48.1% 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 Toyota bZ AWD costs roughly $1,246 a year to charge at home in Maine, against roughly $2,403 a year for an equivalent gas car. That's a savings of about $1,157 a year.

Cost of a full charge

Covering the 2026 Toyota bZ AWD's EPA-rated 288-mile range takes about 80.6 kWh, which costs about $23.92 at Maine's residential rate, figured from the EPA's own combined range and consumption numbers, not the pack's nameplate capacity.

Where this ranks

This combination ranks 15,533 of 20,400 state/model pairs for cost savings against gas (1 is cheapest). The Toyota bZ AWD alone ranks 27 of 400 models for efficiency; Maine alone ranks 48 of 51 states for electricity price.

Before you install a home charger in Maine

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.

Ask a licensed Maine electrician to quote the install before this math becomes a real decision.

Where these figures come from

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.