2026 Toyota bZ AWD LIMITED: home charging cost in North Carolina

At North Carolina's residential electricity rate of 14.9¢/kWh, a 2026 Toyota bZ AWD LIMITED (rated 28.9 kWh per 100 miles by the EPA) costs $4.31 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: 73.1% less than gas per mile, here specifically.

What a year of driving costs

Driving 15,000 miles a year — fueleconomy.gov's own default assumption — a 2026 Toyota bZ AWD LIMITED charged at home in North Carolina costs about $646/year in electricity, against about $2,403/year for the gas-car comparison. That's a savings of about $1,757 a year.

What one full charge costs

A 2026 Toyota bZ AWD LIMITED needs roughly 80.4 kWh to reach its EPA-rated 278-mile range, which runs about $11.98 at 14.9¢/kWh in North Carolina.

How this compares nationally

This combination ranks 1,773 of 20,400 state/model pairs for cost savings against gas (1 is cheapest). The Toyota bZ AWD LIMITED alone ranks 36 of 400 models for efficiency; North Carolina alone ranks 18 of 51 states for electricity price.

Next step: home charger installation

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.

Get quotes from local electricians for Level 2 charger installation in North Carolina before deciding.

Where these figures come from

See the methodology guide for exactly which EIA and EPA figures feed 2026 Toyota bZ AWD LIMITED's cost in North Carolina. Curious how North Carolina's 14.9¢/kWh compares? The guide to charging cost by state ranks every state side by side.