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

A 2026 Tesla Model 3 Premium AWD draws 26.4 kWh per 100 miles per the EPA; at Nebraska's 12.7¢/kWh residential rate that's $3.35 per 100 miles charged at home, versus $16.02 for a 25.5-mpg gas car covering the same distance. That works out to 79.1% cheaper per mile than gasoline in Nebraska — charging at home costs a fraction of what gas would here.

Annual cost, at 15 thousands miles a year

Home charging this 2026 Tesla Model 3 Premium AWD in Nebraska runs about $502 over fueleconomy.gov's default 15,000 annual miles, versus about $2,403 for the gasoline equivalent. Call it about $1,900 saved annually, at this mileage.

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

$11.59 — that's what Nebraska's 12.7¢/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 Nebraska ranks 81 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 Nebraska ranks 2 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.

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

More on how this number was built

Every figure on this page traces to a named EIA or EPA dataset — see the methodology guide. Nebraska is one of the cheapest states for home electricity — the guide to why the cost varies so much by state covers what drives that.