The Model Y takes 27 minutes to go from 10 to 80 per cent on a DC fast charger and about 7.6 hours to fill overnight on an 11 kW home wallbox. At the US average residential rate it costs roughly $15.33 to fill and $5.06 per 100 miles — against about $15.07 per 100 miles for a 27 mpg petrol car.
How long it takes to charge
| Where | Power | Time | What that is |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home, Level 1 | 1.4 kW | ≈ 58 hours est | Empty to full on a 120 V household outlet at 12 A — suited to daily top-ups; a full charge can take days |
| Home, Level 2 | 7.7 kW | 10.8 hours | Empty to full, overnight |
| Home, Level 2 | 11.0 kW | 7.6 hours | Empty to full, overnight capped by the 11.0 kW onboard charger |
| Public DC, at its peak | 250 kW | 27 min | 10 to 80 per cent — the figure to compare cars on |
| Public DC station | 50 kW | ≈ 63 min est | 10 to 80 per cent, held back by the station |
| Public DC station | 150 kW | ≈ 27 min | 10 to 80 per cent — the car reaches its own limit here, not the station |
| Public DC station | 350 kW | ≈ 27 min | 10 to 80 per cent — the car reaches its own limit here, not the station |
What it costs to charge
| Charging at | Rate | Full charge | Per 100 miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home | $0.184/kWh | $15.33 | $5.06 |
| Public DC fast charging | $0.48/kWh | $36.00 | $13.20 |
| A petrol car, for comparison | $4.07/gal | — | $15.07 |
Assumptions, all editable in the running-cost calculator: $0.184/kWh at home (EIA US residential average) and $0.48/kWh on public DC, against petrol at $4.07 a gallon and 27 mpg. Charging is about 90 per cent efficient, so putting 75.0 kWh into this battery costs 83.3 kWh at the meter — 8.3 kWh that never reaches the pack. The rated consumption figures are measured at the wall already and need no such correction.
Over 13,500 miles a year — the US average — that is $683.10 of electricity charging at home, against $2,035.00 of petrol in the comparison car: a difference of $1,351.90 a year.
A 350 kW charger will not help this car
This is the most useful thing in the table above and almost nobody publishes it. The Model Y reaches its 27-minute figure on a 150 kW station. Plugging into a 350 kW one does not make it faster, because past that point the limit is no longer the charger — it is the car’s own charging curve.
A 50 kW station is a different story: there the charger really is the constraint, and the same 10-80 per cent window stretches to something closer to an hour. So the practical rule for a Model Y is to find a 150 kW post and stop worrying about anything faster.
Compare that with the Hyundai Ioniq 5, which needs the full 350 kW to reach its 18-minute figure and takes 22 minutes on a 150. Same upgrade in charger power, completely different benefit.
Where the Model Y is genuinely strong
Not the charging speed — 27 minutes is mid-pack, and the 800-volt Korean cars beat it by ten minutes. What the Model Y has is efficiency and the network.
At 27.5 kWh per 100 miles it is one of the cheaper cars here to run, and the car pre-conditions its battery automatically when you navigate to a Supercharger, so it arrives ready to take full power. That last part appears in no specification table, including ours, and on a cold day it is worth more than the ten minutes it gives away on paper.
What the cost figures assume
Home electricity at the US residential average and public DC at a typical network rate — which is roughly two and a half times more per kilowatt-hour. Charging exclusively on Superchargers roughly doubles the running cost of this car, and that single choice matters more than any specification on this page.
Put your own tariff and mileage into the running-cost calculator for a figure that describes your situation rather than the national average.
Miles of range per hour, at every charger
The tables above answer “how long does a full charge take”. The question most drivers actually have at a plug is different: how much range goes in per hour, and how long until the next 100 miles are on the clock. This table answers that for every kind of charger, from a household 120-volt outlet to a 350 kW station, using the same figures as the rest of the page — the EPA’s 27.5 kWh per 100 miles, which is measured at the wall, and the measured 27-minute 10-80 per cent time. Rated range is used throughout; in winter, or at motorway speed, every row shrinks by the same proportion.
| Charger | Power at the car | Miles per hour | Add 100 mi | Empty to full | What sets the rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Household outlet, Level 1 (120 V, 12 A) | 1.4 kW | 5 mi/h | 19 h 6 min | 57 h 52 min | the EPA figure, measured at the wall |
| Home wallbox, Level 2 | 7.7 kW | 28 mi/h | 3 h 34 min | 10 h 49 min | the EPA figure, measured at the wall |
| Home wallbox, Level 2 | 11.0 kW | 40 mi/h | 2 h 30 min | 7 h 35 min | capped by the 11.0 kW onboard charger |
| Public DC station | 50 kW | 218 mi/h | 28 min | — | held back by the station (estimate) |
| Public DC station | 150 kW | 509 mi/h | 12 min | — | the car’s own 27-minute 10-80 curve is the limit |
| Public DC station | 350 kW | 509 mi/h | 12 min | — | the car’s own 27-minute 10-80 curve is the limit |
A Level 1 outlet adds about 5 miles an hour — 52 miles in a ten-hour overnight stop, enough for a commute and not for much else. A 7.7 kW wallbox raises that to 28 miles an hour, so 100 miles takes 3 h 34 min and the car is full from empty in 10 h 49 min. On DC the useful figure is 509 miles an hour at a 150 kW post, and a 350 kW station does not raise it because the car’s own curve is the limit from 150 kW up — 100 miles in 12 min. The 50 kW row is the one to remember on a road trip: the station, not the car, sets the pace, and 100 miles takes 28 min.
The per-hour figures do not change with your electricity price, but the cost of every hour does: the residential rate runs from 13.11 cents a kWh in Nevada to 52.72 in Hawaii (EIA, June 2026). We publish the arithmetic for this car in every state — Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida — and a 50-state table ranked cheapest first.
Where these numbers will mislead you
Cold. Every charging figure here assumes a battery at a sensible temperature. A cold pack that has not been pre-conditioned can take twice as long, and no published figure captures it. Our cold-weather guide covers what actually helps.
Power sharing. Many charging cabinets split output between two bays. Arriving alongside another car can halve your rate with no warning and no fault.
Electricity prices are local. The national average hides a range from about 11 cents to over 40 cents per kWh depending on the state. The order of the cars does not change; the size of every figure does.
Frequently asked questions
How long does it take to charge a Tesla Model Y?
About 27 minutes from 10 to 80 per cent on a DC fast charger of 150 kW or above, and roughly 7.6 hours from empty to full on an 11 kW home wallbox. On a slower 7.7 kW home supply it is closer to eleven hours.
How much does it cost to charge a Model Y at home?
About $15.33 for a full charge at the US average residential rate, which works out to roughly $5.06 per 100 miles. Over 13,500 miles a year that is about $683 of electricity, against roughly $2,035 of petrol for a 27 mpg car — the full petrol comparison adds the purchase price and depreciation to that.
Is it worth using a 350 kW charger?
For a Model Y, no. It reaches its full 10-80 per cent speed on a 150 kW station, and beyond that the car’s own charging curve is the limit rather than the charger.
How much more does Supercharging cost than charging at home?
Roughly two and a half times as much per kilowatt-hour at typical rates. Charging entirely in public is the single largest avoidable cost in owning any electric car, this one included.
How many kWh does it take to fully charge a Tesla Model Y?
The pack holds 75 kWh usable, but you pay for what comes out of the wall, and AC charging is roughly 90 per cent efficient — so a full charge draws about 83 kWh. That is the figure your electricity bill sees, and it is why the full-charge cost above is higher than capacity multiplied by tariff would suggest.
The same arithmetic across every car on this site: how many kWh a full charge really takes, 7.7 kW against 11.5 kW at home, and what charging costs per month.
Sources
Charging and consumption figures are credited individually on the Tesla Model Y Long Range AWD page. Electricity and petrol prices come from the EIA and are listed with the calculator’s other defaults on the methodology page.