Charging a 2026 Tesla Model Y Standard AWD at home in Texas

At Texas's residential electricity rate of 16.11¢/kWh, a 2026 Tesla Model Y Standard AWD (rated 26.5 kWh per 100 miles by the EPA) costs $4.27 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 73.4% cheaper per mile than gasoline in Texas — charging at home costs a fraction of what gas would here.

2026 Tesla Model Y Standard AWD: yearly cost in Texas

Texas owners putting 15,000 annual miles on a 2026 Tesla Model Y Standard AWD spend about $640 on home electricity, compared to about $2,403 a gas-car equivalent would spend on fuel. Call it about $1,763 saved annually, at this mileage.

Filling up the 2026 Tesla Model Y Standard AWD, in dollars

At Texas's rate, fully covering this 2026 Tesla Model Y Standard AWD's 294-mile EPA range costs about $12.55 (77.9 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 Y Standard AWD in Texas ranks 1,635 for cost savings versus gas — 1 being the best deal nationally. Separately, the Tesla Model Y Standard AWD ranks 15 of 400 EV models for raw efficiency, and Texas ranks 28 of 51 for cheapest residential electricity.

Before you install a home charger in Texas

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 Texas electrician to quote the install before this math becomes a real decision.

More on how this number was built

The methodology guide names the exact EIA and EPA tables behind this page's numbers. Curious how Texas's 16.11¢/kWh compares? The guide to charging cost by state ranks every state side by side.