What it costs to charge a 2026 Volkswagen ID.4 in Alabama

At Alabama's residential electricity rate of 16.58¢/kWh, a 2026 Volkswagen ID.4 (rated 29.8 kWh per 100 miles by the EPA) costs $4.94 to drive 100 miles on home charging, against $16.02 for the same distance in a car averaging 25.5 mpg on gasoline at $4.085/gallon. That works out to 69.2% cheaper per mile than gasoline in Alabama — charging at home costs a fraction of what gas would here.

What a year of driving costs

Home charging this 2026 Volkswagen ID.4 in Alabama runs about $741 over fueleconomy.gov's default 15,000 annual miles, versus about $2,403 for the gasoline equivalent. Call it about $1,662 saved annually, at this mileage.

Cost of a full charge

$14.37 — that's what Alabama's 16.58¢/kWh rate puts on the 86.7 kWh a 2026 Volkswagen ID.4 needs for its full 291-mile EPA range.

How this compares nationally

Among all 20,400 state-and-model combinations this site tracks, charging a 2026 Volkswagen ID.4 in Alabama ranks 4,172 for cost savings versus gas — 1 being the best deal nationally. Separately, the Volkswagen ID.4 ranks 53 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.

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

More on how this number was built

See the methodology guide for exactly which EIA and EPA figures feed 2026 Volkswagen ID.4'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.