What it costs to charge a 2026 Toyota bZ AWD in Ohio

In Ohio, home electricity runs 18.53¢/kWh — put a 2026 Toyota bZ AWD's EPA-rated 28 kWh/100mi against that and 100 miles costs $5.19, versus $16.02 for a gas car averaging 25.5 mpg. That works out to 67.6% cheaper per mile than gasoline in Ohio — 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 Ohio runs about $778 over fueleconomy.gov's default 15,000 annual miles, versus about $2,403 for the gasoline equivalent. Call it about $1,625 saved annually, at this mileage.

Cost of a full charge

$14.94 — that's what Ohio's 18.53¢/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 Ohio ranks 5,420 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 Ohio ranks 34 of 51 for cheapest residential electricity.

Before you install a home charger in Ohio

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 Ohio electrician to quote the install before this math becomes a real decision.

More on how this number was built

Every figure on this page traces to a named EIA or EPA dataset — see the methodology guide. At 18.53¢/kWh, Ohio sits in the middle of the national range — the guide to why charging cost varies by state shows where.