Charging a 2026 Toyota bZ (energy capacity 200 Ah) at home in South Carolina

A 2026 Toyota bZ (energy capacity 200 Ah) draws 25.8 kWh per 100 miles per the EPA; at South Carolina's 16.04¢/kWh residential rate that's $4.14 per 100 miles charged at home, versus $16.02 for a 25.5-mpg gas car covering the same distance. That works out to 74.1% cheaper per mile than gasoline in South Carolina — charging at home costs a fraction of what gas would here.

2026 Toyota bZ (energy capacity 200 Ah): yearly cost in South Carolina

South Carolina owners putting 15,000 annual miles on a 2026 Toyota bZ (energy capacity 200 Ah) spend about $622 on home electricity, compared to about $2,403 a gas-car equivalent would spend on fuel. Call it about $1,781 saved annually, at this mileage.

Cost of a full charge

At South Carolina's rate, fully covering this 2026 Toyota bZ (energy capacity 200 Ah)'s 236-mile EPA range costs about $9.78 (61 kWh) — the energy the EPA test actually used, not the battery's rated size.

How this compares nationally

Among all 20,400 state-and-model combinations this site tracks, charging a 2026 Toyota bZ (energy capacity 200 Ah) in South Carolina ranks 1,329 for cost savings versus gas — 1 being the best deal nationally. Separately, the Toyota bZ (energy capacity 200 Ah) ranks 10 of 400 EV models for raw efficiency, and South Carolina ranks 27 of 51 for cheapest residential electricity.

Getting set up to charge a 2026 Toyota bZ (energy capacity 200 Ah) at home

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