2027 BMW i5 xDrive40 Sedan (19 inch Wheels): home charging cost in Alabama

In Alabama, home electricity runs 16.58¢/kWh — put a 2027 BMW i5 xDrive40 Sedan (19 inch Wheels)'s EPA-rated 33.8 kWh/100mi against that and 100 miles costs $5.6, versus $16.02 for a gas car averaging 25.5 mpg. Charging at home costs a fraction of what gas would here: 65% less than gas per mile, here specifically.

What a year of driving costs

Driving 15,000 miles a year — fueleconomy.gov's own default assumption — a 2027 BMW i5 xDrive40 Sedan (19 inch Wheels) charged at home in Alabama costs about $840/year in electricity, against about $2,403/year for the gas-car comparison. That's a savings of about $1,562 a year.

Cost of a full charge

A 2027 BMW i5 xDrive40 Sedan (19 inch Wheels) needs roughly 95.6 kWh to reach its EPA-rated 283-mile range, which runs about $15.86 at 16.58¢/kWh in Alabama.

2027 BMW i5 xDrive40 Sedan (19 inch Wheels) in Alabama, ranked

This combination ranks 7,438 of 20,400 state/model pairs for cost savings against gas (1 is cheapest). The BMW i5 xDrive40 Sedan (19 inch Wheels) alone ranks 119 of 400 models for efficiency; Alabama alone ranks 29 of 51 states for electricity price.

Next step: home charger installation

The numbers above assume Level 2 home charging is already in place — the electrical work behind that is a real, separate cost that varies by panel, wiring, and local labor rates, not something this page's per-mile math includes.

Ask a licensed Alabama electrician to quote the install before this math becomes a real decision.

Where these figures come from

See the methodology guide for exactly which EIA and EPA figures feed 2027 BMW i5 xDrive40 Sedan (19 inch Wheels)'s cost in Alabama. At 16.58¢/kWh, Alabama sits in the middle of the national range — the guide to why charging cost varies by state shows where.