What it costs to charge a 2026 Toyota bZ AWD in Virginia

At Virginia's residential electricity rate of 16.69¢/kWh, a 2026 Toyota bZ AWD (rated 28 kWh per 100 miles by the EPA) costs $4.67 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 70.8% cheaper per mile than gasoline in Virginia — charging at home costs a fraction of what gas would here.

2026 Toyota bZ AWD: yearly cost in Virginia

Home charging this 2026 Toyota bZ AWD in Virginia runs about $701 over fueleconomy.gov's default 15,000 annual miles, versus about $2,403 for the gasoline equivalent. Call it about $1,702 saved annually, at this mileage.

Cost of a full charge

$13.46 — that's what Virginia's 16.69¢/kWh rate puts on the 80.6 kWh a 2026 Toyota bZ AWD needs for its full 288-mile EPA range.

2026 Toyota bZ AWD in Virginia, ranked

Among all 20,400 state-and-model combinations this site tracks, charging a 2026 Toyota bZ AWD in Virginia ranks 3,144 for cost savings versus gas — 1 being the best deal nationally. Separately, the Toyota bZ AWD ranks 27 of 400 EV models for raw efficiency, and Virginia ranks 31 of 51 for cheapest residential electricity.

Before you install a home charger in Virginia

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.