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What it really costs to charge a Tesla Model Y in Saskatchewan

By Marin · Updated October 5, 2026 · All prices in Canadian dollars

I drive a 2026 Tesla Model Y in Regina and I film what it costs me. This page puts the numbers from those videos in one place: charging at home, charging at a Supercharger, winter driving and a road trip to Calgary.

The short answer

Charging at home is the cheap way to run a Tesla here. I pay 15.47 cents per kWh at home. The Supercharger in Regina is around 45 cents per kWh right now, which is about three times as much for the same energy. When I filmed my test in spring 2026 it was 67 cents, so prices have come down, but home is still far cheaper. Superchargers are for road trips and for days when you are stuck, not for everyday charging.

Charging at home

I plug in when I park in the garage and the car is full in the morning. At 15.47 cents per kWh, a typical top-up of 30 kWh costs $4.64.

My home charger cost around $1,200 for the charger, the installation and the labour. If you own an electric car and can charge where you park, I think it is worth it. You pay much less per kWh and you never sit in a parking lot waiting.

My home charging by year

This is everything my garage charger has delivered, taken from the charging history, with the cost worked out at today's rate of 15.47 cents per kWh.

A full year of charging at home costs me about $250, or roughly $20 a month. That does not include Supercharger stops on road trips.

Charging at the Regina Supercharger

I ran a test at the Regina Supercharger on a 7°C day, starting at 17% battery and without warming the battery first. Charging peaked at about 150 kW, and the first 100 km of range went in within 8 minutes. That part is impressive. The price that day was not: about 67 cents per kWh, so 30 kWh came to $20.20.

Supercharger prices have dropped since then. The Regina station is around 45 cents per kWh now, so the same session would cost about $13.50 today.

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A cold battery costs you extra

You pay for every kWh that leaves the charger, including the energy the car uses to warm its battery. At one point in that session the charger had delivered 28 kWh but only 24 kWh had gone into the battery. About 4 kWh, a bit under $3 at the price that day, went to heating. At home this does not matter much, because slow charging does not need a hot battery.

On a road trip the car handles this for you. When a Supercharger is set as the destination, the car starts warming the battery on the way, so it charges at full speed as soon as you plug in.

A second test at 0°C

On another day the car had been parked outside for a couple of hours at 0°C. Charging started slowly, at about 75 kW, and sped up as the battery warmed. Going from 37% to 70% took about 25 minutes and cost $17.58 at the price back then.

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One more thing to know: when charging finishes, move the car. Tesla charges an idle fee by the minute if you stay plugged in at a busy station.

What a normal day costs

My drive to work and back is about 19 km. I measured it on a winter day that started at -7°C with fresh snow, with the car parked in a garage overnight.

The summer drive to Moose Jaw averaged 156 Wh per km. The winter commute worked out to about 168 Wh per km, so the cold added less than 10% on a short city trip from a warm garage.

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What a road trip costs: Regina to Calgary

I left home with a full battery and stopped three times on the way to Calgary. This was in April 2026, when the highway Superchargers charged about 50 cents per kWh. Prices have dropped since, so the same trip should cost a bit less today.

The stops lined up with breaks I would have taken anyway. In Medicine Hat the car was ready before I had finished getting lunch.

Over the whole 1,550 km there and back, the car averaged 216 Wh per km. The drive home was worse, at 239 Wh per km, because of a strong headwind at +2°C. Wind and highway speed change your range more than most people expect.

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Cost per 100 km

Here is the same data turned into a cost per 100 km, using the consumption I measured, my home rate and the current Supercharger price in Regina.

To compare with a gas vehicle, multiply its fuel use by the pump price. Gas in Regina is around $1.70 per litre right now, so a vehicle that burns 9 L per 100 km costs about $15.30 per 100 km. That is roughly five to six times what I pay charging at home. Put in your own vehicle's fuel use to compare.

2026 so far: electricity vs gas

From January to early October 2026 I drove 7,905 km. Here is what that cost me, next to what the same distance would cost in a gas vehicle that burns 9 L per 100 km with gas at $1.70 per litre.

The Supercharger line covers the sessions on this page: two in Regina and three on the way to Calgary. I did not record the stops on the drive home from Calgary, so my real total is somewhat higher than $263. Even so, the gas bill for the same distance would be more than four times as much.

Questions people ask me

How much does it cost to charge a Tesla Model Y at home in Saskatchewan?

At my home rate of 15.47 cents per kWh, 30 kWh costs $4.64. My 19 km winter commute used 3.2 kWh, which is about 50 cents. In normal driving that works out to roughly $2.40 to $3.35 per 100 km.

How much does a Tesla Supercharger cost in Regina?

As of October 2026 it is around 45 cents per kWh, so 30 kWh costs about $13.50. Prices have dropped since I filmed my test in spring 2026, when I paid about 67 cents per kWh and 30 kWh cost me $20.20. Prices change by location and time of day, so check the price in the car before you plug in.

Is it worth installing a home charger?

For me, yes. The charger and installation cost me around $1,200. The same energy costs about three times more at the Regina Supercharger, and the car is full every morning without waiting anywhere.

Does cold weather make Tesla charging more expensive?

A little. The car uses more energy per kilometre in the cold, and at a fast charger a cold battery uses some energy to warm itself up. In one of my sessions about 4 kWh of the 28 kWh I paid for went to heating the battery instead of adding range.

About these numbers

The driving and charging data comes from my own car and my own sessions in 2026. The home rate, Supercharger price and gas price are what I see in Regina in October 2026. Electricity rates and Supercharger prices change, and Supercharger prices differ by station and time of day. Your results will depend on your speed, the weather, your wheels and how you drive. Use this as a real-world example, not a quote.