What it costs to charge a 2026 Tesla Model 3 Performance in Virginia

A 2026 Tesla Model 3 Performance draws 29.6 kWh per 100 miles per the EPA; at Virginia's 16.69¢/kWh residential rate that's $4.94 per 100 miles charged at home, versus $16.02 for a 25.5-mpg gas car covering the same distance. That works out to 69.2% cheaper per mile than gasoline in Virginia — charging at home costs a fraction of what gas would here.

2026 Tesla Model 3 Performance: yearly cost in Virginia

Home charging this 2026 Tesla Model 3 Performance in Virginia runs about $741 over fueleconomy.gov's default 15,000 annual miles, versus about $2,403 for the gasoline equivalent. Call it about $1,662 saved annually, at this mileage.

Cost of a full charge

$15.26 — that's what Virginia's 16.69¢/kWh rate puts on the 91.4 kWh a 2026 Tesla Model 3 Performance needs for its full 309-mile EPA range.

Where this ranks

Among all 20,400 state-and-model combinations this site tracks, charging a 2026 Tesla Model 3 Performance in Virginia ranks 4,239 for cost savings versus gas — 1 being the best deal nationally. Separately, the Tesla Model 3 Performance ranks 52 of 400 EV models for raw efficiency, and Virginia ranks 31 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 Virginia 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 Virginia's 16.69¢/kWh compares? The guide to charging cost by state ranks every state side by side.