2027 BMW i7 xDrive50 Sedan (20 inch All-Season Tires): home charging cost in Alabama

In Alabama, home electricity runs 16.58¢/kWh — put a 2027 BMW i7 xDrive50 Sedan (20 inch All-Season Tires)'s EPA-rated 37.4 kWh/100mi against that and 100 miles costs $6.21, versus $16.02 for a gas car averaging 25.5 mpg. Charging at home is much cheaper than gas here: 61.2% 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 i7 xDrive50 Sedan (20 inch All-Season Tires) charged at home in Alabama costs about $931/year in electricity, against about $2,403/year for the gas-car comparison. That's a savings of about $1,472 a year.

What one full charge costs

A 2027 BMW i7 xDrive50 Sedan (20 inch All-Season Tires) needs roughly 132.5 kWh to reach its EPA-rated 354-mile range, which runs about $21.98 at 16.58¢/kWh in Alabama.

2027 BMW i7 xDrive50 Sedan (20 inch All-Season Tires) in Alabama, ranked

This combination ranks 10,373 of 20,400 state/model pairs for cost savings against gas (1 is cheapest). The BMW i7 xDrive50 Sedan (20 inch All-Season Tires) alone ranks 204 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.

Get quotes from local electricians for Level 2 charger installation in Alabama before deciding.

Where these figures come from

Every figure on this page traces to a named EIA or EPA dataset — see the methodology guide. At 16.58¢/kWh, Alabama sits in the middle of the national range — the guide to why charging cost varies by state shows where.