Charging a 2026 Tesla Model Y Standard RWD (18in Wheels) at home in Utah

At Utah's residential electricity rate of 13.17¢/kWh, a 2026 Tesla Model Y Standard RWD (18in Wheels) (rated 24.3 kWh per 100 miles by the EPA) costs $3.21 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 80% cheaper per mile than gasoline in Utah — charging at home costs a fraction of what gas would here.

Annual cost, at 15 thousands miles a year

Utah owners putting 15,000 annual miles on a 2026 Tesla Model Y Standard RWD (18in Wheels) spend about $481 on home electricity, compared to about $2,403 a gas-car equivalent would spend on fuel. Call it about $1,922 saved annually, at this mileage.

Cost of a full charge

At Utah's rate, fully covering this 2026 Tesla Model Y Standard RWD (18in Wheels)'s 321-mile EPA range costs about $10.29 (78.1 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 RWD (18in Wheels) in Utah ranks 31 for cost savings versus gas — 1 being the best deal nationally. Separately, the Tesla Model Y Standard RWD (18in Wheels) ranks 3 of 400 EV models for raw efficiency, and Utah ranks 4 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.

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

More on how this number was built

The methodology guide names the exact EIA and EPA tables behind this page's numbers. Utah is one of the cheapest states for home electricity — the guide to why the cost varies so much by state covers what drives that.