Tesla
Fuel economy & running costsElectric
89MPGecombined
38 kWh/100 mienergy use
265 midriving range
A year of fuel$850
Charge at 240 V12 h
Figures from the EPA label (fueleconomy.gov), the same as on the car's window sticker.
Against the 187 tesla cars
Bars are scaled to the best in the list; the mark shows the list average. Lower is better for fuel cost; higher is better for the rest. All figures are the EPA's.
Summary
2012 Tesla Model S by Tesla. The figures below are from US EPA fueleconomy.gov, with the page each one came from.
Details
- Model year
- 2012fueleconomy.gov · 3 Oct 2026
Efficiency
- Combined MPGe
- 89fueleconomy.gov · 3 Oct 2026
- EPA range
- 265 mifueleconomy.gov · 3 Oct 2026
- Energy use
- 38 kWh/100 mifueleconomy.gov · 3 Oct 2026
Running cost
- Annual fuel cost
- $850fueleconomy.gov · 3 Oct 2026
Charging
- Charge time at 240 V
- 12 hfueleconomy.gov · 3 Oct 2026
Car
- Body
- Carfueleconomy.gov · 3 Oct 2026
- EPA class
- Large Carsfueleconomy.gov · 3 Oct 2026
- Drive
- Rear-Wheel Drivefueleconomy.gov · 3 Oct 2026
Powertrain
- Engine
- 260 kW AC Inductionfueleconomy.gov · 3 Oct 2026
- Transmission
- Automatic (A1)fueleconomy.gov · 3 Oct 2026
- Fuel
- Electricityfueleconomy.gov · 3 Oct 2026
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#2 2027 · Tesla Model Y L (20in Wheels) 328 miEPA range $700Fuel / year 
#3 2026 · Tesla Cybertruck AWD 325 miEPA range $950Fuel / year #4 2026 · Tesla Cybertruck Dual Motor AWD 325 miEPA range $950Fuel / year #5 2026 · Tesla Cybertruck Long Range (20in Cyber wheels) 335 miEPA range $1,000Fuel / year #6 2026 · Tesla Model 3 Performance 309 miEPA range $650Fuel / year Listed on CarCody
Sources
- fueleconomy.gov/feg/noframes/32557.shtml· checked 3 Oct 2026