North Carolina home charging cost for the 2026 Tesla Model 3 Performance AWD

At North Carolina's residential electricity rate of 14.9¢/kWh, a 2026 Tesla Model 3 Performance AWD (rated 30.2 kWh per 100 miles by the EPA) costs $4.51 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. Charging at home costs a fraction of what gas would here: 71.9% less than gas per mile, here specifically.

What a year of driving costs

At fueleconomy.gov's default of 15,000 annual miles, the 2026 Tesla Model 3 Performance AWD costs roughly $676 a year to charge at home in North Carolina, against roughly $2,403 a year for an equivalent gas car. That's a savings of about $1,727 a year.

What one full charge costs

Covering the 2026 Tesla Model 3 Performance AWD's EPA-rated 314-mile range takes about 95 kWh, which costs about $14.15 at North Carolina's residential rate — figured from the EPA's own combined range and consumption numbers, not the pack's nameplate capacity.

Where this ranks

This combination ranks 2,453 of 20,400 state/model pairs for cost savings against gas (1 is cheapest). The Tesla Model 3 Performance AWD alone ranks 63 of 400 models for efficiency; North Carolina alone ranks 18 of 51 states for electricity price.

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

The numbers above assume Level 2 home charging is already in place — the electrical work behind that is a real, separate cost that varies by panel, wiring, and local labor rates, not something this page's per-mile math includes.

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

Where these figures come from

See the methodology guide for exactly which EIA and EPA figures feed 2026 Tesla Model 3 Performance AWD's cost in North Carolina. At 14.9¢/kWh, North Carolina sits in the middle of the national range — the guide to why charging cost varies by state shows where.