Charging a 2026 Tesla Model 3 Premium AWD at home in Virginia

A 2026 Tesla Model 3 Premium AWD draws 26.4 kWh per 100 miles per the EPA; at Virginia's 16.69¢/kWh residential rate that's $4.4 per 100 miles charged at home, versus $16.02 for a 25.5-mpg gas car covering the same distance. That works out to 72.5% cheaper per mile than gasoline in Virginia — charging at home costs a fraction of what gas would here.

What a year of driving costs

Virginia owners putting 15,000 annual miles on a 2026 Tesla Model 3 Premium AWD spend about $660 on home electricity, compared to about $2,403 a gas-car equivalent would spend on fuel. Call it about $1,743 saved annually, at this mileage.

Filling up the 2026 Tesla Model 3 Premium AWD, in dollars

At Virginia's rate, fully covering this 2026 Tesla Model 3 Premium AWD's 346-mile EPA range costs about $15.23 (91.3 kWh) — the energy the EPA test actually used, not the battery's rated size.

2026 Tesla Model 3 Premium AWD in Virginia, ranked

Among all 20,400 state-and-model combinations this site tracks, charging a 2026 Tesla Model 3 Premium AWD in Virginia ranks 2,108 for cost savings versus gas — 1 being the best deal nationally. Separately, the Tesla Model 3 Premium AWD ranks 12 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.

Get quotes from local electricians for Level 2 charger installation in Virginia before deciding.

More on how this number was built

Every figure on this page traces to a named EIA or EPA dataset — see the methodology guide. At 16.69¢/kWh, Virginia sits in the middle of the national range — the guide to why charging cost varies by state shows where.