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2025 · Long Range AWD · PG&E

Tesla Model 3 charging cost with PG&E in California

Using CalcuRiver’s current verified PG&E EV2-A schedule, a recurring 11 p.m.–7 a.m. every day in 2026-10 charging window resolves to a duration-weighted 24.99¢/kWh. At 1,000 miles/month, Tesla Model 3 is estimated at $65.80 in wall electricity — $22.69 less than the California statewide-average result.

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Utility default: PG&E · EV2-A · Recurring 23:00–07:00 charging · every day · 2026-10 · utility local time · last verified 2026-09-28
California residential rate33.61¢/kWhEIA · 2026-07 · preliminary
vs U.S. average+83.6%U.S. average 18.31¢/kWh
year over year+2.9%vs July 2025
national rank#2highest residential price
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PG&E EV2-A: charging-window rate used

Recurring 23:00–07:00 charging · every day · 2026-10 · utility local time. The result is computed from the verified schedule rather than treating one advertised period as a universal flat rate.

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Effective charging rate

Weighted rate24.99¢/kWh
Tesla Model 3 · 1,000 mi/month$65.80/mo
State-average comparison$22.69 lower/mo

Tariff window breakdown

Off-peak · 87.5% of window23.00¢/kWh
Partial-peak · 12.4% of window39.00¢/kWh

Rate version cr.pge.ev2-a.2026-03-01.v1 · effective 2026-03-01 to open · last verified 2026-09-28.

Boundary. This is a marginal charging-energy estimate. Fixed charges, taxes, riders and account-specific adjustments remain separate unless explicitly modeled.

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Vehicle efficiency3.80 mi/kWh
Utility reference24.99¢ scheduled effective
Battery referencenot published in verified set

MPGe-backed vehicles use the EPA 33.7 kWh/gallon-equivalent conversion; EPA says the MPGe label value already includes charging losses, so CalcuRiver does not add another default loss. Where a manufacturer source gives usable battery and EPA-estimated range but not MPGe, the reference efficiency is battery ÷ range and a 10% wall-loss assumption is applied by default.

cost = miles × 0.263281 kWh/mile × 1.00 × $0.24992/kWh

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Battery capacity is intentionally not shown because it is not present in CalcuRiver’s verified source set for this reference configuration. Data reviewed 2026-09-28.

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