Charging a 2026 Tesla Model Y Standard RWD (19in Wheels) at home in Texas

A 2026 Tesla Model Y Standard RWD (19in Wheels) draws 25.7 kWh per 100 miles per the EPA; at Texas's 16.11¢/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 74.2% cheaper per mile than gasoline in Texas — charging at home costs a fraction of what gas would here.

Annual cost, at 15 thousands miles a year

Texas owners putting 15,000 annual miles on a 2026 Tesla Model Y Standard RWD (19in Wheels) spend about $621 on home electricity, compared to about $2,403 a gas-car equivalent would spend on fuel. Call it about $1,782 saved annually, at this mileage.

Filling up the 2026 Tesla Model Y Standard RWD (19in Wheels), in dollars

At Texas's rate, fully covering this 2026 Tesla Model Y Standard RWD (19in Wheels)'s 303-mile EPA range costs about $12.54 (77.8 kWh) — the energy the EPA test actually used, not the battery's rated size.

2026 Tesla Model Y Standard RWD (19in Wheels) in Texas, ranked

Among all 20,400 state-and-model combinations this site tracks, charging a 2026 Tesla Model Y Standard RWD (19in Wheels) in Texas ranks 1,289 for cost savings versus gas — 1 being the best deal nationally. Separately, the Tesla Model Y Standard RWD (19in Wheels) ranks 9 of 400 EV models for raw efficiency, and Texas ranks 28 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.

Ask a licensed Texas 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. Curious how Texas's 16.11¢/kWh compares? The guide to charging cost by state ranks every state side by side.