What it costs to charge a 2026 Toyota bZ AWD in North Carolina

A 2026 Toyota bZ AWD draws 28 kWh per 100 miles per the EPA; at North Carolina's 14.9¢/kWh residential rate that's $4.17 per 100 miles charged at home, versus $16.02 for a 25.5-mpg gas car covering the same distance. That works out to 74% cheaper per mile than gasoline in North Carolina — charging at home costs a fraction of what gas would here.

What a year of driving costs

Home charging this 2026 Toyota bZ AWD in North Carolina runs about $626 over fueleconomy.gov's default 15,000 annual miles, versus about $2,403 for the gasoline equivalent. Call it about $1,777 saved annually, at this mileage.

What one full charge costs

$12.01 — that's what North Carolina's 14.9¢/kWh rate puts on the 80.6 kWh a 2026 Toyota bZ AWD needs for its full 288-mile EPA range.

Where this ranks

Among all 20,400 state-and-model combinations this site tracks, charging a 2026 Toyota bZ AWD in North Carolina ranks 1,371 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 North Carolina ranks 18 of 51 for cheapest residential electricity.

Before you install a home charger in North Carolina

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

The methodology guide names the exact EIA and EPA tables behind this page's numbers. 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.