Charging a 2026 Toyota bZ LIMITED (energy capacity 191 Ah) at home in Vermont

A 2026 Toyota bZ LIMITED (energy capacity 191 Ah) draws 26.9 kWh per 100 miles per the EPA; at Vermont's 23.98¢/kWh residential rate that's $6.44 per 100 miles charged at home, versus $16.02 for a 25.5-mpg gas car covering the same distance. That works out to 59.8% 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 LIMITED (energy capacity 191 Ah) spend about $966 on home electricity, compared to about $2,403 a gas-car equivalent would spend on fuel. Call it about $1,437 saved annually, at this mileage.

Cost of a full charge

At Vermont's rate, fully covering this 2026 Toyota bZ LIMITED (energy capacity 191 Ah)'s 299-mile EPA range costs about $19.26 (80.3 kWh) — the energy the EPA test actually used, not the battery's rated size.

How this compares nationally

Among all 20,400 state-and-model combinations this site tracks, charging a 2026 Toyota bZ LIMITED (energy capacity 191 Ah) in Vermont ranks 11,279 for cost savings versus gas — 1 being the best deal nationally. Separately, the Toyota bZ LIMITED (energy capacity 191 Ah) ranks 17 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

Every figure on this page traces to a named EIA or EPA dataset — see the methodology guide. Curious how Vermont's 23.98¢/kWh compares? The guide to charging cost by state ranks every state side by side.