What it costs to charge a 2026 Toyota bZ AWD in Texas

A 2026 Toyota bZ AWD draws 28 kWh per 100 miles per the EPA; at Texas's 16.11¢/kWh residential rate that's $4.51 per 100 miles charged at home, versus $16.02 for a 25.5-mpg gas car covering the same distance. That works out to 71.8% 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

Home charging this 2026 Toyota bZ AWD in Texas runs about $677 over fueleconomy.gov's default 15,000 annual miles, versus about $2,403 for the gasoline equivalent. Call it about $1,726 saved annually, at this mileage.

Cost of a full charge

$12.99 — that's what Texas's 16.11¢/kWh rate puts on the 80.6 kWh a 2026 Toyota bZ AWD needs for its full 288-mile EPA range.

How this compares nationally

Among all 20,400 state-and-model combinations this site tracks, charging a 2026 Toyota bZ AWD in Texas ranks 2,520 for cost savings versus gas — 1 being the best deal nationally. Separately, the Toyota bZ AWD ranks 27 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.

Line up a few Texas 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 16.11¢/kWh, Texas sits in the middle of the national range — the guide to why charging cost varies by state shows where.