What it costs to charge a 2026 Toyota bZ LIMITED (energy capacity 191 Ah) in Virginia

At Virginia's residential electricity rate of 16.69¢/kWh, a 2026 Toyota bZ LIMITED (energy capacity 191 Ah) (rated 26.9 kWh per 100 miles by the EPA) costs $4.48 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 72% cheaper per mile than gasoline in Virginia — charging at home costs a fraction of what gas would here.

Annual cost, at 15 thousands miles a year

Home charging this 2026 Toyota bZ LIMITED (energy capacity 191 Ah) in Virginia runs about $673 over fueleconomy.gov's default 15,000 annual miles, versus about $2,403 for the gasoline equivalent. Call it about $1,730 saved annually, at this mileage.

Cost of a full charge

$13.41 — that's what Virginia's 16.69¢/kWh rate puts on the 80.3 kWh a 2026 Toyota bZ LIMITED (energy capacity 191 Ah) needs for its full 299-mile EPA range.

Where this ranks

Among all 20,400 state-and-model combinations this site tracks, charging a 2026 Toyota bZ LIMITED (energy capacity 191 Ah) in Virginia ranks 2,432 for cost savings versus gas — 1 being the best deal nationally. Separately, the Toyota bZ LIMITED (energy capacity 191 Ah) ranks 17 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.