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#ev groups notes for owners who drive an electric car and want the mileage record described in plain language. The posts talk about trip data the car already stores and about platform driving in a Model 3 or Model Y. Those names are the vehicles owners search for.
General information, not tax advice.
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Tesla Mileage Log: What the IRS Asks You to Record (2026)
What a business mileage log should show under IRS Publication 463 (date, destination, purpose, miles, odometer readings) and how Tesla drivers can keep one at or near the time of each trip.
Tesla Rideshare Mileage Log: What Drivers and Small Fleets Need to Record (2026)
If you drive a Model 3 or Model Y for Uber or Lyft, or run a few Teslas as rideshare cars, the miles still need records. What IRS Topic 510, Pub 463 and Pub 946 say about logs, the five-car rule, the standard mileage rate and depreciation.
2026 IRS Mileage Rate for Electric Cars: 72.5¢, Then 76¢, and How to Split Your Log
Electric cars use the same IRS business mileage rate as gas cars. For 2026 it changed mid-year: 72.5¢ through June 30 and 76¢ from July 1. How to keep your log split by date.
Rideshare in an EV: Which Miles Count, and Why the Platform's Tax Summary Isn't Your Log
Rideshare and delivery drivers in an EV: which miles tax guides treat as business miles (passenger trips, pickups, time online), why platform summaries can differ from your own log, and what to record.
Best Way to Track Business Miles in a Tesla: Car-Data Loggers vs Phone GPS Apps
Tesla drivers ask how to track business miles for taxes. How phone GPS apps, car-data loggers and the car's trip meter compare on what the IRS asks a log to show: date, places, purpose, miles and odometer.
Standard Mileage or Actual Expenses for an Electric Car? How Each Method Works in 2026
Electric cars use the same two IRS methods as gas cars. How the standard mileage rate and the actual expense method work for an EV in 2026, the first-year and lease rules, and the records each needs.
EV Charging and Taxes: Can You Deduct It With the Standard Mileage Rate?
Can you deduct EV charging if you take the IRS standard mileage rate? No: the rate already covers fuel, including electricity. How charging counts under the actual expense method, and home charging versus home office.
Business-Use Percentage: How to Calculate It and Why 50% Matters for Heavy EVs
How business-use percentage for a car is figured from your mileage log, why more than 50% qualified business use matters for Section 179 and bonus depreciation, and what happens if it drops (IRS Pub 946).
Already Logging Drives in a Car-Data App? Turning Tagged Drives into a Tax Mileage Log
If an app such as TeslaFi, Tessie or TeslaMate already records your drives, you have raw material for a mileage log, not the log itself. How to get from an export of drives to the details IRS Pub 463 asks for: purpose, totals and a weekly habit.