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

At Maryland's residential electricity rate of 21.27¢/kWh, a 2026 Tesla Model 3 Premium RWD (rated 24.6 kWh per 100 miles by the EPA) costs $5.24 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 67.3% cheaper per mile than gasoline in Maryland — charging at home costs a fraction of what gas would here.

2026 Tesla Model 3 Premium RWD: yearly cost in Maryland

Maryland owners putting 15,000 annual miles on a 2026 Tesla Model 3 Premium RWD spend about $786 on home electricity, compared to about $2,403 a gas-car equivalent would spend on fuel. Call it about $1,617 saved annually, at this mileage.

Filling up the 2026 Tesla Model 3 Premium RWD, in dollars

At Maryland's rate, fully covering this 2026 Tesla Model 3 Premium RWD's 363-mile EPA range costs about $19.02 (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 Maryland ranks 5,638 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 Maryland ranks 39 of 51 for cheapest residential electricity.

Getting set up to charge a 2026 Tesla Model 3 Premium RWD 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.

Get quotes from local electricians for Level 2 charger installation in Maryland 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. Curious how Maryland's 21.27¢/kWh compares? The guide to charging cost by state ranks every state side by side.