Virginia home charging cost for the 2026 Tesla Model 3 Performance AWD

In Virginia, home electricity runs 16.69¢/kWh — put a 2026 Tesla Model 3 Performance AWD's EPA-rated 30.2 kWh/100mi against that and 100 miles costs $5.05, versus $16.02 for a gas car averaging 25.5 mpg. Charging at home costs a fraction of what gas would here: 68.5% less than gas per mile, here specifically.

2026 Tesla Model 3 Performance AWD: yearly cost in Virginia

At fueleconomy.gov's default of 15,000 annual miles, the 2026 Tesla Model 3 Performance AWD costs roughly $757 a year to charge at home in Virginia, against roughly $2,403 a year for an equivalent gas car. That's a savings of about $1,646 a year.

Cost of a full charge

Covering the 2026 Tesla Model 3 Performance AWD's EPA-rated 314-mile range takes about 95 kWh, which costs about $15.85 at Virginia's residential rate — figured from the EPA's own combined range and consumption numbers, not the pack's nameplate capacity.

2026 Tesla Model 3 Performance AWD in Virginia, ranked

This combination ranks 4,764 of 20,400 state/model pairs for cost savings against gas (1 is cheapest). The Tesla Model 3 Performance AWD alone ranks 63 of 400 models for efficiency; Virginia alone ranks 31 of 51 states for electricity price.

Next step: home charger installation

The numbers above assume Level 2 home charging is already in place — the electrical work behind that is a real, separate cost that varies by panel, wiring, and local labor rates, not something this page's per-mile math includes.

Ask a licensed Virginia electrician to quote the install before this math becomes a real decision.

Where these figures come from

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.