2026 Tesla Model 3 Performance: home charging cost in North Dakota

At North Dakota's residential electricity rate of 12.19¢/kWh, a 2026 Tesla Model 3 Performance (rated 29.6 kWh per 100 miles by the EPA) costs $3.61 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: 77.5% less than gas per mile, here specifically.

2026 Tesla Model 3 Performance: yearly cost in North Dakota

Driving 15,000 miles a year — fueleconomy.gov's own default assumption — a 2026 Tesla Model 3 Performance charged at home in North Dakota costs about $541/year in electricity, against about $2,403/year for the gas-car comparison. That's a savings of about $1,862 a year.

Filling up the 2026 Tesla Model 3 Performance, in dollars

A 2026 Tesla Model 3 Performance needs roughly 91.4 kWh to reach its EPA-rated 309-mile range, which runs about $11.14 at 12.19¢/kWh in North Dakota.

Where this ranks

This combination ranks 271 of 20,400 state/model pairs for cost savings against gas (1 is cheapest). The Tesla Model 3 Performance alone ranks 52 of 400 models for efficiency; North Dakota alone ranks 1 of 51 states for electricity price.

Getting set up to charge a 2026 Tesla Model 3 Performance 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 Dakota electrician to quote the install before this math becomes a real decision.

Where these figures come from

The methodology guide names the exact EIA and EPA tables behind this page's numbers. North Dakota is one of the cheapest states for home electricity — the guide to why the cost varies so much by state covers what drives that.