2027 BMW i5 xDrive40 Sedan (20 inch Wheels): home charging cost in Alabama

A 2027 BMW i5 xDrive40 Sedan (20 inch Wheels) draws 35 kWh per 100 miles per the EPA; at Alabama's 16.58¢/kWh residential rate that's $5.81 per 100 miles charged at home, versus $16.02 for a 25.5-mpg gas car covering the same distance. Charging at home is much cheaper than gas here: 63.8% 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 (20 inch Wheels) charged at home in Alabama costs about $871/year in electricity, against about $2,403/year for the gas-car comparison. That's a savings of about $1,532 a year.

What one full charge costs

A 2027 BMW i5 xDrive40 Sedan (20 inch Wheels) needs roughly 95.6 kWh to reach its EPA-rated 273-mile range, which runs about $15.85 at 16.58¢/kWh in Alabama.

Where this ranks

This combination ranks 8,438 of 20,400 state/model pairs for cost savings against gas (1 is cheapest). The BMW i5 xDrive40 Sedan (20 inch Wheels) alone ranks 149 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.

Line up a few Alabama electrician quotes for Level 2 install before you commit either way.

Where these figures come from

The methodology guide names the exact EIA and EPA tables behind this page's numbers. Curious how Alabama's 16.58¢/kWh compares? The guide to charging cost by state ranks every state side by side.