Charging a 2026 Tesla Model Y Standard RWD (19in Wheels) at home in Virginia

At Virginia's residential electricity rate of 16.69¢/kWh, a 2026 Tesla Model Y Standard RWD (19in Wheels) (rated 25.7 kWh per 100 miles by the EPA) costs $4.29 to drive 100 miles on home charging, against $16.02 for the same distance in a car averaging 25.5 mpg on gasoline at $4.085/gallon. That works out to 73.2% cheaper per mile than gasoline in Virginia — charging at home costs a fraction of what gas would here.

2026 Tesla Model Y Standard RWD (19in Wheels): yearly cost in Virginia

Virginia owners putting 15,000 annual miles on a 2026 Tesla Model Y Standard RWD (19in Wheels) spend about $643 on home electricity, compared to about $2,403 a gas-car equivalent would spend on fuel. Call it about $1,760 saved annually, at this mileage.

What one full charge costs

At Virginia's rate, fully covering this 2026 Tesla Model Y Standard RWD (19in Wheels)'s 303-mile EPA range costs about $12.99 (77.8 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 Tesla Model Y Standard RWD (19in Wheels) in Virginia ranks 1,741 for cost savings versus gas — 1 being the best deal nationally. Separately, the Tesla Model Y Standard RWD (19in Wheels) ranks 9 of 400 EV models for raw efficiency, and Virginia ranks 31 of 51 for cheapest residential electricity.

Getting set up to charge a 2026 Tesla Model Y Standard RWD (19in Wheels) at home

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

The methodology guide names the exact EIA and EPA tables behind this page's numbers. At 16.69¢/kWh, Virginia sits in the middle of the national range — the guide to why charging cost varies by state shows where.