2026 Toyota bZ AWD: home charging cost in North Dakota

In North Dakota, home electricity runs 12.19¢/kWh — put a 2026 Toyota bZ AWD's EPA-rated 28 kWh/100mi against that and 100 miles costs $3.41, versus $16.02 for a gas car averaging 25.5 mpg. Charging at home costs a fraction of what gas would here: 78.7% 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 charged at home in North Dakota costs about $512/year in electricity, against about $2,403/year for the gas-car comparison. That's a savings of about $1,891 a year.

Cost of a full charge

A 2026 Toyota bZ AWD needs roughly 80.6 kWh to reach its EPA-rated 288-mile range, which runs about $9.83 at 12.19¢/kWh in North Dakota.

How this compares nationally

This combination ranks 114 of 20,400 state/model pairs for cost savings against gas (1 is cheapest). The Toyota bZ AWD alone ranks 27 of 400 models for efficiency; North Dakota alone ranks 1 of 51 states for electricity price.

Before you install a home charger in North Dakota

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

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.