West Virginia home charging cost for the 2026 Tesla Model 3 Standard RWD

In West Virginia, home electricity runs 15.42¢/kWh — put a 2026 Tesla Model 3 Standard RWD's EPA-rated 24.3 kWh/100mi against that and 100 miles costs $3.75, versus $16.02 for a gas car averaging 25.5 mpg. Charging at home costs a fraction of what gas would here: 76.6% less than gas per mile, here specifically.

2026 Tesla Model 3 Standard RWD: yearly cost in West Virginia

At fueleconomy.gov's default of 15,000 annual miles, the 2026 Tesla Model 3 Standard RWD costs roughly $562 a year to charge at home in West Virginia, against roughly $2,403 a year for an equivalent gas car. That's a savings of about $1,841 a year.

Cost of a full charge

Covering the 2026 Tesla Model 3 Standard RWD's EPA-rated 321-mile range takes about 78 kWh, which costs about $12.03 at West Virginia's residential rate — figured from the EPA's own combined range and consumption numbers, not the pack's nameplate capacity.

How this compares nationally

This combination ranks 463 of 20,400 state/model pairs for cost savings against gas (1 is cheapest). The Tesla Model 3 Standard RWD alone ranks 2 of 400 models for efficiency; West Virginia alone ranks 24 of 51 states for electricity price.

Before you install a home charger in West Virginia

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 Standard RWD's cost in West Virginia. At 15.42¢/kWh, West Virginia sits in the middle of the national range — the guide to why charging cost varies by state shows where.