Charging a 2026 Toyota bZ AWD at home in New Jersey

At New Jersey's residential electricity rate of 23.65¢/kWh, a 2026 Toyota bZ AWD (rated 28 kWh per 100 miles by the EPA) costs $6.62 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 58.7% cheaper per mile than gasoline in New Jersey — charging at home is much cheaper than gas here.

2026 Toyota bZ AWD: yearly cost in New Jersey

New Jersey owners putting 15,000 annual miles on a 2026 Toyota bZ AWD spend about $993 on home electricity, compared to about $2,403 a gas-car equivalent would spend on fuel. Call it about $1,410 saved annually, at this mileage.

Cost of a full charge

At New Jersey's rate, fully covering this 2026 Toyota bZ AWD's 288-mile EPA range costs about $19.07 (80.6 kWh) — the energy the EPA test actually used, not the battery's rated size.

2026 Toyota bZ AWD in New Jersey, ranked

Among all 20,400 state-and-model combinations this site tracks, charging a 2026 Toyota bZ AWD in New Jersey ranks 11,900 for cost savings versus gas — 1 being the best deal nationally. Separately, the Toyota bZ AWD ranks 27 of 400 EV models for raw efficiency, and New Jersey ranks 40 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.

Line up a few New Jersey 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 Toyota bZ AWD's cost in New Jersey. Curious how New Jersey's 23.65¢/kWh compares? The guide to charging cost by state ranks every state side by side.