What it costs to charge a 2026 Tesla Model 3 Performance in North Carolina

At North Carolina's residential electricity rate of 14.9¢/kWh, a 2026 Tesla Model 3 Performance (rated 29.6 kWh per 100 miles by the EPA) costs $4.41 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 72.5% cheaper per mile than gasoline in North Carolina — 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 Performance in North Carolina runs about $661 over fueleconomy.gov's default 15,000 annual miles, versus about $2,403 for the gasoline equivalent. Call it about $1,742 saved annually, at this mileage.

Filling up the 2026 Tesla Model 3 Performance, in dollars

$13.62 — that's what North Carolina's 14.9¢/kWh rate puts on the 91.4 kWh a 2026 Tesla Model 3 Performance needs for its full 309-mile EPA range.

2026 Tesla Model 3 Performance in North Carolina, ranked

Among all 20,400 state-and-model combinations this site tracks, charging a 2026 Tesla Model 3 Performance in North Carolina ranks 2,085 for cost savings versus gas — 1 being the best deal nationally. Separately, the Tesla Model 3 Performance ranks 52 of 400 EV models for raw efficiency, and North Carolina ranks 18 of 51 for cheapest residential electricity.

Getting set up to charge a 2026 Tesla Model 3 Performance at home

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 North Carolina electrician to quote the install before this math becomes a real decision.

More on how this number was built

See the methodology guide for exactly which EIA and EPA figures feed 2026 Tesla Model 3 Performance's cost in North Carolina. North Carolina's 14.9¢/kWh rate ranks 18 of 51 states; the state rate guide lays out the full spread.