Charging a 2026 Tesla Model S Plaid (21in wheels) at home in South Carolina

A 2026 Tesla Model S Plaid (21in wheels) draws 36.2 kWh per 100 miles per the EPA; at South Carolina's 16.04¢/kWh residential rate that's $5.81 per 100 miles charged at home, versus $16.02 for a 25.5-mpg gas car covering the same distance. That works out to 63.7% cheaper per mile than gasoline in South Carolina — charging at home is much cheaper than gas here.

Annual cost, at 15 thousands miles a year

South Carolina owners putting 15,000 annual miles on a 2026 Tesla Model S Plaid (21in wheels) spend about $871 on home electricity, compared to about $2,403 a gas-car equivalent would spend on fuel. Call it about $1,532 saved annually, at this mileage.

Cost of a full charge

At South Carolina's rate, fully covering this 2026 Tesla Model S Plaid (21in wheels)'s 309-mile EPA range costs about $17.95 (111.9 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 S Plaid (21in wheels) in South Carolina ranks 8,558 for cost savings versus gas — 1 being the best deal nationally. Separately, the Tesla Model S Plaid (21in wheels) ranks 171 of 400 EV models for raw efficiency, and South Carolina ranks 27 of 51 for cheapest residential electricity.

Before you install a home charger in South Carolina

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 South Carolina 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. At 16.04¢/kWh, South Carolina sits in the middle of the national range — the guide to why charging cost varies by state shows where.