2026 Tesla Model 3 Premium RWD: home charging cost in West Virginia

A 2026 Tesla Model 3 Premium RWD draws 24.6 kWh per 100 miles per the EPA; at West Virginia's 15.42¢/kWh residential rate that's $3.8 per 100 miles charged at home, versus $16.02 for a 25.5-mpg gas car covering the same distance. Charging at home costs a fraction of what gas would here: 76.3% less than gas per mile, here specifically.

Annual cost, at 15 thousands miles a year

Driving 15,000 miles a year — fueleconomy.gov's own default assumption — a 2026 Tesla Model 3 Premium RWD charged at home in West Virginia costs about $570/year in electricity, against about $2,403/year for the gas-car comparison. That's a savings of about $1,833 a year.

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

A 2026 Tesla Model 3 Premium RWD needs roughly 89.4 kWh to reach its EPA-rated 363-mile range, which runs about $13.79 at 15.42¢/kWh in West Virginia.

Where this ranks

This combination ranks 539 of 20,400 state/model pairs for cost savings against gas (1 is cheapest). The Tesla Model 3 Premium RWD alone ranks 4 of 400 models for efficiency; West Virginia alone ranks 24 of 51 states for electricity price.

Getting set up to charge a 2026 Tesla Model 3 Premium RWD at home

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

Where these figures come from

See the methodology guide for exactly which EIA and EPA figures feed 2026 Tesla Model 3 Premium RWD's cost in West Virginia. Curious how West Virginia's 15.42¢/kWh compares? The guide to charging cost by state ranks every state side by side.