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

A 2026 Tesla Model 3 Premium AWD draws 26.4 kWh per 100 miles per the EPA; at Tennessee's 13.9¢/kWh residential rate that's $3.67 per 100 miles charged at home, versus $16.02 for a 25.5-mpg gas car covering the same distance. Charging at home costs a fraction of what gas would here: 77.1% less than gas per mile, here specifically.

2026 Tesla Model 3 Premium AWD: yearly cost in Tennessee

At fueleconomy.gov's default of 15,000 annual miles, the 2026 Tesla Model 3 Premium AWD costs roughly $550 a year to charge at home in Tennessee, against roughly $2,403 a year for an equivalent gas car. That's a savings of about $1,853 a year.

What one full charge costs

Covering the 2026 Tesla Model 3 Premium AWD's EPA-rated 346-mile range takes about 91.3 kWh, which costs about $12.69 at Tennessee'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 Tennessee, ranked

This combination ranks 348 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; Tennessee alone ranks 13 of 51 states for electricity price.

Next step: home charger installation

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.

Line up a few Tennessee electrician quotes for Level 2 install before you commit either way.

Where these figures come from

Every figure on this page traces to a named EIA or EPA dataset — see the methodology guide. At 13.9¢/kWh, Tennessee sits in the middle of the national range — the guide to why charging cost varies by state shows where.