Charging at home in California
The headline figures assume you pay California’s average residential price for every kWh. Utilities such as PG&E sell EV plans with cheaper overnight hours: the table above shows the gap between charging at the best hour and plugging in at dinner time.
A full charge here means the energy to drive the car’s full EPA range (327 miles for the Tesla Model Y Long Range AWD), which is how the cost of a “tank” compares with gasoline. Public fast chargers set their own prices per kWh or per minute; the EV charging cost calculator lets you enter yours next to your home plan.
For your exact car, miles and plan, use the calculator with California preloaded, or see California electricity rates.