What it costs to charge a 2027 BMW i5 xDrive40 Sedan (21 inch Wheels) in Alabama

In Alabama, home electricity runs 16.58¢/kWh — put a 2027 BMW i5 xDrive40 Sedan (21 inch Wheels)'s EPA-rated 36.5 kWh/100mi against that and 100 miles costs $6.05, versus $16.02 for a gas car averaging 25.5 mpg. That works out to 62.2% cheaper per mile than gasoline in Alabama — charging at home is much cheaper than gas here.

What a year of driving costs

Home charging this 2027 BMW i5 xDrive40 Sedan (21 inch Wheels) in Alabama runs about $908 over fueleconomy.gov's default 15,000 annual miles, versus about $2,403 for the gasoline equivalent. Call it about $1,495 saved annually, at this mileage.

Filling up the 2027 BMW i5 xDrive40 Sedan (21 inch Wheels), in dollars

$15.86 — that's what Alabama's 16.58¢/kWh rate puts on the 95.6 kWh a 2027 BMW i5 xDrive40 Sedan (21 inch Wheels) needs for its full 262-mile EPA range.

Where this ranks

Among all 20,400 state-and-model combinations this site tracks, charging a 2027 BMW i5 xDrive40 Sedan (21 inch Wheels) in Alabama ranks 9,650 for cost savings versus gas — 1 being the best deal nationally. Separately, the BMW i5 xDrive40 Sedan (21 inch Wheels) ranks 176 of 400 EV models for raw efficiency, and Alabama ranks 29 of 51 for cheapest residential electricity.

Before you install a home charger in Alabama

Everything above is the per-mile and per-year cost once a home charger exists — getting one installed is a separate electrical job whose price depends on your panel and wiring, not the state average used here.

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

More on how this number was built

Every figure on this page traces to a named EIA or EPA dataset — see the methodology guide. Alabama's 16.58¢/kWh rate ranks 29 of 51 states; the state rate guide lays out the full spread.