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How Much Does It Cost To Charge a Tesla Model Y From 0% to 100%: At Home; At a Supercharger; At a Shopping Center

What does it cost to charge your Tesla Model Y? Here's what it costs to charge at home, at a Supercharger, and at a shopping center.
How Much Does It Cost To Charge a Tesla Model Y From 0% to 100%: At Home; At a Supercharger; At a Shopping Center

What Does It Cost To Charge a Tesla Model Y From 0% to 100%?

How much does it cost to charge a Tesla Model Y from 0% to 100%? We have 3 scenarios to show you here from a Tesla owner. Note - if you see "smoke" coming from your Model Y or any other Tesla while charging, it might just be steam.

The first scenario is at home, and it cost her $16.49. This comes from $0.275 per kWh x 60 kWh battery pack and was probably done with overnight charging - though she didn't say specifically.

The second is at a Tesla Supercharger, and this was likely done during peak hours of usage when electricity is at its most expensive cost.

The Supercharger cost was $40.80. This comes from a $0.68 per kWh x 60 kWh battery pack. That is over twice the cost of the home charging.

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If you charge at a Tesla Supercharger during the day, it's going to be much more expensive than in the early morning or at night when demand for electricity is much less.

She is supposedly living in Australia, where things are a little more expensive as well.

The advantage of a Tesla Supercharger is that it is very fast. On her video, there were some interesting comments that I'll share, showing how powerful it is to get a perspective from multiple people:

From WilsonCory: She better learn about those off-peak charging hours lol. I never pay more than $11 to go from 20% to 100%

From Jacob-jg5lj: I have never paid more than $25 at a supercharger, even in California

From ericf.39: That’s insane!!! For me to charge from home it’s $.07 per kWh and a supercharger typically costs me between $10-$15 between Pittsburgh area and Cleveland area. Destination chargers are clutch too!! Free and appearing at so many hotels

From FunandBudget: Since my tesla is older - it's grandfathered in to when supercharging was free - so it cost me nothing still

From ThyHeraclez: It depends on the location and time. I use a supercharger near me that costs 21cent per kWh before 8am, $12 from 5%-100% for my RWD model 3

From StickygreenTV: If you go after midnight in Houston, it’s about $6-7 to charge a standard range 3

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The Third Way She Charged and How Much It Cost

At a shopping center, the cost was $0 and was offered for free while she shopped. You can tell where you can get free Tesla charging using apps on your phone.

Shopping centers aren't the only places that offer free charging. Often there are grocery stores or places of business that offer free charging. If they don't, the cost is generally around $0.25 to $0.35 per kWh to charge. I think that's too expensive, personally.

If you manage your logistics right, you may never have to pay to charge your Tesla vehicle at all, depending on where you shop and spend your time - or where you live.

If you live near multiple shopping centers, places of business, you can charge a few times a week for free. Otherwise, using a paid charger during off-peak hours (10 PM to 7 AM) is not a bad choice either, whether a Tesla Supercharger or a 3rd party charger like ChargePoint.

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What do you think about this Tesla owner's experience charging her Model Y - was she paying too much?

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Comments

Ron Krikorian (not verified)    December 31, 2023 - 12:03AM

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I wonder how many of those comments about the cost to charge at home simply looked at their supplier's kWh rate but didn't actually calculate their net cost per kWh.
For example, I live in PA where we can chose our who we want for our electricity generator. I currently pay them 7.890¢/kWh, but when I divide my December's 3249 kWh by my bill's total amount of $423.59 I get a net rate of 13.03¢/kWh. The major additional charges on my bill are from the local power company who actually delivers the electricity to my home. It's not as bad a a cable bill but it almost doubles the suppliers rate.

Carmine (not verified)    December 31, 2023 - 9:32AM

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You don’t charge it to 100%. And you never let it go to 0%. Here are real answers:

15% to 80% on:
Level 1 ~$4-$5
Level 2 $4-$5
Level 3 $15-$20