2026 Tesla Model Y Performance AWD, RI Charging Cost
Charging a 2026 Tesla Model Y Performance AWD at home in Rhode Island
At Rhode Island's residential electricity rate of 29.45¢/kWh, a 2026 Tesla Model Y Performance AWD (rated 32 kWh per 100 miles by the EPA) costs $9.42 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. That works out to 41.2% cheaper per mile than gasoline in Rhode Island, charging at home is much cheaper than gas here.
Annual cost, at 15 thousands miles a year
Rhode Island owners putting 15,000 annual miles on a 2026 Tesla Model Y Performance AWD spend about $1,413 on home electricity, compared to about $2,403 a gas-car equivalent would spend on fuel. Call it about $990 saved annually, at this mileage.
Cost of a full charge
At Rhode Island's rate, fully covering this 2026 Tesla Model Y Performance AWD's 306-mile EPA range costs about $28.82 (97.8 kWh), the energy the EPA test actually used, not the battery's rated size.
Where this ranks
Among all 20,400 state-and-model combinations this site tracks, charging a 2026 Tesla Model Y Performance AWD in Rhode Island ranks 16,874 for cost savings versus gas, 1 being the best deal nationally. Separately, the Tesla Model Y Performance AWD ranks 85 of 400 EV models for raw efficiency, and Rhode Island ranks 47 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 Rhode Island 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. Rhode Island has some of the highest residential electricity rates in the country, see the guide to why the cost varies so much by state for the full picture.