Pennsylvania home charging cost for the 2026 Tesla Model 3 Premium AWD

At Pennsylvania's residential electricity rate of 20.9¢/kWh, a 2026 Tesla Model 3 Premium AWD (rated 26.4 kWh per 100 miles by the EPA) costs $5.51 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: 65.6% less than gas per mile, here specifically.

What a year of driving costs

At fueleconomy.gov's default of 15,000 annual miles, the 2026 Tesla Model 3 Premium AWD costs roughly $827 a year to charge at home in Pennsylvania, against roughly $2,403 a year for an equivalent gas car. That's a savings of about $1,576 a year.

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

Covering the 2026 Tesla Model 3 Premium AWD's EPA-rated 346-mile range takes about 91.3 kWh, which costs about $19.07 at Pennsylvania's residential rate — figured from the EPA's own combined range and consumption numbers, not the pack's nameplate capacity.

2026 Tesla Model 3 Premium AWD in Pennsylvania, ranked

This combination ranks 7,064 of 20,400 state/model pairs for cost savings against gas (1 is cheapest). The Tesla Model 3 Premium AWD alone ranks 12 of 400 models for efficiency; Pennsylvania alone ranks 37 of 51 states for electricity price.

Before you install a home charger in Pennsylvania

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 Pennsylvania 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. Curious how Pennsylvania's 20.9¢/kWh compares? The guide to charging cost by state ranks every state side by side.