Charging a 2026 Toyota bZ (energy capacity 191 Ah) at home in New Mexico

In New Mexico, home electricity runs 14.82¢/kWh — put a 2026 Toyota bZ (energy capacity 191 Ah)'s EPA-rated 25.5 kWh/100mi against that and 100 miles costs $3.78, versus $16.02 for a gas car averaging 25.5 mpg. That works out to 76.4% cheaper per mile than gasoline in New Mexico — charging at home costs a fraction of what gas would here.

What a year of driving costs

New Mexico owners putting 15,000 annual miles on a 2026 Toyota bZ (energy capacity 191 Ah) spend about $567 on home electricity, compared to about $2,403 a gas-car equivalent would spend on fuel. Call it about $1,836 saved annually, at this mileage.

Cost of a full charge

At New Mexico's rate, fully covering this 2026 Toyota bZ (energy capacity 191 Ah)'s 314-mile EPA range costs about $11.87 (80.1 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 Toyota bZ (energy capacity 191 Ah) in New Mexico ranks 510 for cost savings versus gas — 1 being the best deal nationally. Separately, the Toyota bZ (energy capacity 191 Ah) ranks 7 of 400 EV models for raw efficiency, and New Mexico ranks 17 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 New Mexico 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. At 14.82¢/kWh, New Mexico sits in the middle of the national range — the guide to why charging cost varies by state shows where.