Cost to Charge a Tesla Model 3 per Month
Charging a 2025 Tesla Model 3 at home costs about $40/month for 1,000 miles of driving — using the US average residential electricity rate of 17.0¢/kWh.
Home charging
$40/mo
238 kWh @ 17.0¢/kWh
80% home / 20% fast
$53/mo
Realistic mixed-use
100% DC fast
$102/mo
~$0.43/kWh average
Per-mile cost vs comparable gas car
| Tesla Model 3 (home charging) | 4.0¢/mi |
| Comparable gas car (32 mpg) | 12.0¢/mi |
| Annual fuel savings | $958/yr |
Vehicle specs
- Battery
- 60 kWh usable
- Efficiency
- 4.2 mi/kWh
- EPA range
- 272 mi
- MSRP from
- $38,990
Full charge from empty at home: 10.20 USD. Range delivered per dollar: 24.7 miles.
How we calculated this
We use the US average residential electricity rate (17.0¢/kWh) and assume 1,000 miles of driving per month. Real costs vary by state — California drivers pay ~2× more, Washington and Idaho drivers pay ~30% less.
DC fast charging averages $0.43/kWh across major networks (EVgo, Electrify America, Tesla Supercharger). A mostly-home charging pattern (80/20) is what most owners actually pay.
See state-specific costs in our EV vs gas by state guide, or compare networks in the charging network cost guide.