Charging a 2026 Toyota bZ AWD at home in Vermont

In Vermont, home electricity runs 23.98¢/kWh — put a 2026 Toyota bZ AWD's EPA-rated 28 kWh/100mi against that and 100 miles costs $6.71, versus $16.02 for a gas car averaging 25.5 mpg. That works out to 58.1% cheaper per mile than gasoline in Vermont — charging at home is much cheaper than gas here.

What a year of driving costs

Vermont owners putting 15,000 annual miles on a 2026 Toyota bZ AWD spend about $1,007 on home electricity, compared to about $2,403 a gas-car equivalent would spend on fuel. Call it about $1,396 saved annually, at this mileage.

What one full charge costs

At Vermont's rate, fully covering this 2026 Toyota bZ AWD's 288-mile EPA range costs about $19.33 (80.6 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 Toyota bZ AWD in Vermont ranks 12,216 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 Vermont ranks 41 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 Vermont 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. At 23.98¢/kWh, Vermont sits in the middle of the national range — the guide to why charging cost varies by state shows where.