2026 Tesla Model 3 Premium RWD, ND Charging Cost

What it costs to charge a 2026 Tesla Model 3 Premium RWD in North Dakota

A 2026 Tesla Model 3 Premium RWD draws 24.6 kWh per 100 miles per the EPA; at North Dakota's 12.19¢/kWh residential rate that's $3 per 100 miles charged at home, versus $16.02 for a 25.5-mpg gas car covering the same distance. That works out to 81.3% cheaper per mile than gasoline in North Dakota, 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 Premium RWD in North Dakota runs about $451 over fueleconomy.gov's default 15,000 annual miles, versus about $2,403 for the gasoline equivalent. Call it about $1,952 saved annually, at this mileage.

Filling up the 2026 Tesla Model 3 Premium RWD, in dollars

$10.9, that's what North Dakota's 12.19¢/kWh rate puts on the 89.4 kWh a 2026 Tesla Model 3 Premium RWD needs for its full 363-mile EPA range.

Where this ranks

Among all 20,400 state-and-model combinations this site tracks, charging a 2026 Tesla Model 3 Premium RWD in North Dakota ranks 6 for cost savings versus gas, 1 being the best deal nationally. Separately, the Tesla Model 3 Premium RWD ranks 4 of 400 EV models for raw efficiency, and North Dakota ranks 1 of 51 for cheapest residential electricity.

Next step: home charger installation

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.

Line up a few North Dakota electrician quotes for Level 2 install before you commit either way.

More on how this number was built

Every figure on this page traces to a named EIA or EPA dataset, see the methodology guide. 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.