LA woman breaks down the real cost of home charging Tesla Model 3 and reveals how much her electricity bill has risen
Published on Oct 30, 2025 at 5:13 PM (UTC+4)
by Daisy Edwards
Last updated on Oct 30, 2025 at 9:15 PM (UTC+4)
Edited by
Emma Matthews
An LA Tesla owner has revealed how much her electricity bill really went up after switching from gas to electric with her new Tesla Model 3.
YouTuber Shelby Church tracked a full month of charging her Tesla Model 3 and shared the results with her followers.
She used a standard 110-volt outlet with no special charger or meter, providing a realistic look at everyday home charging.
Her findings show that we make a lot of assumptions about EV charging that might not be entirely true.
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The true cost of home charging a Tesla Model 3
This YouTuber decided it was time to see whether she was actually saving money with her new Tesla Model 3 EV or not.
The YouTuber used an app called EV Energy to track her Tesla’s electricity usage and sync it with her local utility rate in Los Angeles.
Her household is billed on a tiered system, where most usage sits around 23 cents per kilowatt hour.
Over one month, she used 162 kWh of electricity to charge her car, costing just $36, and that covered around 700 miles of driving, roughly half the cost of gas in Los Angeles.
She noted that electricity prices vary across the US, from 12 cents per kWh in Alabama to 32 cents per kWh in Hawaii, but even in Los Angeles, home charging remains far cheaper than filling up at the pump.
Smart charging habits make a big difference
Shelby Church found that charging overnight helps keep costs low, and in some areas, peak-hour rates can reach as high as 43 cents per kWh during the day but drop significantly after dark.
Tesla’s Superchargers average about 25 cents per kWh, only a few cents more than home electricity, and still much cheaper than gas.
After three years with her Model 3, Church says she wouldn’t trade it for anything else.
“It’s basically half the cost to drive electric. If you can afford it, just do it,” she said.
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Daisy Edwards is a Content Writer at supercarblondie.com. Daisy has more than five years’ experience as a qualified journalist, having graduated with a History and Journalism degree from Goldsmiths, University of London and a dissertation in vintage electric vehicles. Daisy specializes in writing about cars, EVs, tech and luxury lifestyle. When she's not writing, she's at a country music concert or working on one of her many unfinished craft projects.
