What it costs to charge a 2026 Tesla Model 3 Premium AWD in Mississippi

At Mississippi's residential electricity rate of 15.35¢/kWh, a 2026 Tesla Model 3 Premium AWD (rated 26.4 kWh per 100 miles by the EPA) costs $4.05 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 74.7% cheaper per mile than gasoline in Mississippi — charging at home costs a fraction of what gas would here.

2026 Tesla Model 3 Premium AWD: yearly cost in Mississippi

Home charging this 2026 Tesla Model 3 Premium AWD in Mississippi runs about $607 over fueleconomy.gov's default 15,000 annual miles, versus about $2,403 for the gasoline equivalent. Call it about $1,796 saved annually, at this mileage.

What one full charge costs

$14.01 — that's what Mississippi's 15.35¢/kWh rate puts on the 91.3 kWh a 2026 Tesla Model 3 Premium AWD needs for its full 346-mile EPA range.

How this compares nationally

Among all 20,400 state-and-model combinations this site tracks, charging a 2026 Tesla Model 3 Premium AWD in Mississippi ranks 1,071 for cost savings versus gas — 1 being the best deal nationally. Separately, the Tesla Model 3 Premium AWD ranks 12 of 400 EV models for raw efficiency, and Mississippi ranks 22 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 Mississippi before deciding.

More on how this number was built

The methodology guide names the exact EIA and EPA tables behind this page's numbers. At 15.35¢/kWh, Mississippi sits in the middle of the national range — the guide to why charging cost varies by state shows where.