Car guide · Tesla Model Y
What a Model Y costs to charge at home
A full battery is about 75 kWh and roughly 278 real-world miles. What that costs depends entirely on when you plug in.
The verdict
A full charge at home overnight: £5.25
Over a year of driving
At 8,000 miles a year, charging on an overnight EV rate costs about £151.35. The same miles on the standard rate cost about £562.16. The tariff matters more than the car.
Want your own numbers? Put in what you spend at the pump and see the same miles in a Model Y.
Which home charger fits a Tesla?
The Model Y takes any 7kW home charger with a Type 2 plug, adding roughly 30 miles an hour. Because the Tesla app already schedules charging and works directly with smart tariffs like Octopus, the charger itself can stay simple.
Tesla Superchargers are usually cheaper than other motorway rapids and the car plans the stops for you. Rapid charging is for long trips. Day to day, home overnight charging is where the saving lives.
Think of packing a car boot: the first 80% goes in fast, the last 20% takes careful arranging. The car's battery management system does the same to protect the cells, so everyday charging to 80% is quicker and kinder to the battery.
A Model Y can charge from a normal 3-pin socket, but it adds only about 8 miles an hour and it is not a primary charger. Read the 3-pin safety guide before you rely on one.
Figures use the Great Britain rates shown in our running cost calculator and a real-world 3.7 miles per kWh. All figures are guide estimates.