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

At Minnesota's residential electricity rate of 15.98¢/kWh, a 2026 Tesla Model 3 Premium RWD (rated 24.6 kWh per 100 miles by the EPA) costs $3.94 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 75.4% cheaper per mile than gasoline in Minnesota — charging at home costs a fraction of what gas would here.

What a year of driving costs

Minnesota owners putting 15,000 annual miles on a 2026 Tesla Model 3 Premium RWD spend about $591 on home electricity, compared to about $2,403 a gas-car equivalent would spend on fuel. Call it about $1,812 saved annually, at this mileage.

Cost of a full charge

At Minnesota's rate, fully covering this 2026 Tesla Model 3 Premium RWD's 363-mile EPA range costs about $14.29 (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 Minnesota ranks 799 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 Minnesota ranks 26 of 51 for cheapest residential electricity.

Before you install a home charger in Minnesota

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 Minnesota electrician quotes for Level 2 install before you commit either way.

More on how this number was built

See the methodology guide for exactly which EIA and EPA figures feed 2026 Tesla Model 3 Premium RWD's cost in Minnesota. Curious how Minnesota's 15.98¢/kWh compares? The guide to charging cost by state ranks every state side by side.