What a long commute costsin gas, and in a Tesla.

A second worked example: 80 miles each way is 3,360 miles a month, at the same prices (gasoline as of November 5, 2026; electricity August 2026, preliminary). Home charging: $143.58 in the Standard RWD (18in Wheels), $161.12 in the Long Range AWD.

This is fuel and electricity only, with every mile charged at home and EPA highway figures on both sides.

Purchase price, financing, depreciation, insurance, tires, registration, and a home charger with its installation are not counted.

Neither is the FSD (Supervised) subscription. At $99 a month it is more than the $91.60 difference between the Camry hybrid and the Long Range AWD on this commute.

EPA highway figures come from a standard test. Interstate speed, cold, heat, rain, snow and hills raise consumption for both kinds of vehicle.

16.31 cents is a statewide monthly average, not your utility’s rate plan.

Gasoline is one day’s average. West Virginia regular was $2.9672 a year earlier; at that price every gasoline figure here falls by about 28%.

Supercharging changes the result. Tesla publishes no single Supercharger rate: each site’s price is shown in the Tesla app and on the touchscreen. Tesla calls Superchargers “ideal for long distance travel” and points daily commuters to home charging.

EPA lists the Standard RWD (18in Wheels) at 26.2 kWh per 100 miles on the highway and the Long Range AWD at 29.4.

The Model Y figures are measured at the wall and already include home-charging losses. EPA: “Note: MPGe values provided by EPA include charging losses.” That covers Level 2 AC charging, not Supercharging.

The names are EPA’s. Tesla sells the same cars under different trim names, and only one match is confirmed: Tesla’s 321-mile Model Y RWD with 18-inch wheels is EPA’s Standard RWD (18in Wheels). For any other trim, check Tesla’s current terms.

Tesla lists it at $99 a month, by subscription only. Tesla says price and feature availability are subject to change, and that the listed price excludes tax.

Tesla’s support page: “Currently enabled features require active driver supervision and do not make the vehicle autonomous.” The manual adds that the cabin camera monitors your attentiveness while it is engaged, and that cannot be switched off.

The manual: “Do not use handheld devices while using Self-Driving features.” Ignored warnings switch the feature off for the rest of the drive, and repeated strikeouts suspend it for a week. For how many, check Tesla’s current terms.

If the previous owner subscribed to FSD (Supervised), you subscribe on your own Tesla Account. If they bought it outright and did not transfer it, it stays with the car. Asked whether it can move to another account or another Tesla, Tesla answers “No.”

Where a car has the full Battery Health Test, it can take up to 24 hours, so it cannot be run during a showing. Service history is under Controls > Service > Maintenance and stays with the car through a factory reset.

A certified pre-owned Tesla keeps the rest of the 4-year or 50,000-mile basic warranty, then gets “additional coverage of 1 year or 10,000 miles.” If the basic warranty has already expired, coverage is 1 year or 10,000 miles from delivery. The balance of the original battery and drive unit warranty still applies.

An owner sees what is left in the Tesla app under Specs & Warranty. Whether a used Tesla sold by Tesla itself includes FSD (Supervised): check Tesla’s current terms.