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2023 Tesla Model 3 charging cost

Full charge at home

$10.91

Per 100 miles
$4.64
Per month
$46
12,000 miles a year
kWh per 100 miles
25
EPA
Gas rival
$16.73 per 100 miles
Median 2023 gas sedan, 26 mpg at $4.35 regular

RWD: 60 kWh battery at 18.2 cents per kWh, U.S. average. Rate source: EIA, Jan-Jul 2026.

Public price: your network's price. An assumption, change it. Gas $4.35 (EIA, week of Oct 5, 2026).

Pick another car

U.S. average$4.64California$8.48Texas$4.09Florida$3.90New York$7.49Pennsylvania$5.36Illinois$4.90Ohio$4.77Georgia$3.93North Carolina$3.81Michigan$5.49New Jersey$6.11Virginia$4.29
Per 100 miles at home, 2023 Tesla Model 3 RWD. Chosen state, then the 12 most populous.

Cost by trim

Source marks: two or more sources agreeone source

2023 Tesla Model 3 charging cost by trim, U.S. average
TrimkWh per 100 miBatteryRangePer 100 milesFull charge
RWD2560272 mi$4.64$10.91
Long Range AWD25.7 est.82358 mi$4.68$14.92
Performance AWD29.8 est.82315 mi$5.43$14.92
Standard RWD25Not listed272 mi$4.64Not listed

Cost by state

2023 Tesla Model 3 charging cost by state
StateCents per kWhPer 100 milesFull charge
U.S. average18.2$4.64$10.91
California33.3$8.48$19.95
Texas16.1$4.09$9.64
Florida15.3$3.90$9.18
New York29.4$7.49$17.63
Pennsylvania21.0$5.36$12.62
Illinois19.2$4.90$11.53
Ohio18.7$4.77$11.22
Georgia15.4$3.93$9.24
North Carolina14.9$3.81$8.96
Michigan21.5$5.49$12.92
New Jersey24.0$6.11$14.39
Virginia16.8$4.29$10.10
All states
2023 Tesla Model 3 charging cost, all states
StateCents per kWhPer 100 milesFull charge
Alabama16.5$4.22$9.92
Alaska27.1$6.91$16.25
Arizona15.4$3.94$9.26
Arkansas13.6$3.47$8.17
California33.3$8.48$19.95
Colorado16.7$4.26$10.03
Connecticut28.0$7.13$16.78
Delaware17.9$4.55$10.72
District of Columbia24.7$6.29$14.80
Florida15.3$3.90$9.18
Georgia15.4$3.93$9.24
Hawaii46.3$11.80$27.77
Idaho13.0$3.30$7.78
Illinois19.2$4.90$11.53
Indiana17.0$4.34$10.22
Iowa14.2$3.62$8.52
Kansas15.2$3.88$9.13
Kentucky14.3$3.64$8.56
Louisiana13.3$3.40$8.01
Maine30.0$7.65$17.99
Maryland21.3$5.43$12.78
Massachusetts30.1$7.68$18.08
Michigan21.5$5.49$12.92
Minnesota16.3$4.14$9.75
Mississippi15.2$3.87$9.11
Missouri14.0$3.56$8.38
Montana13.9$3.56$8.37
Nebraska12.9$3.29$7.74
Nevada13.5$3.45$8.12
New Hampshire26.8$6.83$16.07
New Jersey24.0$6.11$14.39
New Mexico15.1$3.84$9.05
New York29.4$7.49$17.63
North Carolina14.9$3.81$8.96
North Dakota12.4$3.15$7.42
Ohio18.7$4.77$11.22
Oklahoma13.6$3.46$8.15
Oregon15.4$3.93$9.24
Pennsylvania21.0$5.36$12.62
Rhode Island29.2$7.45$17.53
South Carolina15.9$4.06$9.56
South Dakota14.5$3.70$8.70
Tennessee13.9$3.54$8.32
Texas16.1$4.09$9.64
Utah13.2$3.35$7.90
Vermont23.9$6.11$14.37
Virginia16.8$4.29$10.10
Washington14.4$3.67$8.64
West Virginia15.5$3.94$9.28
Wisconsin19.0$4.84$11.40
Wyoming13.9$3.56$8.37

What this cannot tell you

EPA kWh per 100 miles already includes charging losses.

Public charging costs more. Your network sets the price.

How values are checked

Electricity: U.S. Energy Information Administration, residential average Jan-Jul 2026. Gas: U.S. Energy Information Administration, U.S. regular, week ending 2026-10-05. Electric Power Monthly, weekly gas prices.