What it costs to charge a 2026 BMW i5 M60 xDrive Sedan (21 inch Wheels) in Alaska

At Alaska's residential electricity rate of 26.86¢/kWh, a 2026 BMW i5 M60 xDrive Sedan (21 inch Wheels) (rated 37.1 kWh per 100 miles by the EPA) costs $9.97 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 37.8% cheaper per mile than gasoline in Alaska — charging at home is cheaper than gas here.

What a year of driving costs

Home charging this 2026 BMW i5 M60 xDrive Sedan (21 inch Wheels) in Alaska runs about $1,496 over fueleconomy.gov's default 15,000 annual miles, versus about $2,403 for the gasoline equivalent. Call it about $907 saved annually, at this mileage.

What one full charge costs

$25.83 — that's what Alaska's 26.86¢/kWh rate puts on the 96.2 kWh a 2026 BMW i5 M60 xDrive Sedan (21 inch Wheels) needs for its full 259-mile EPA range.

How this compares nationally

Among all 20,400 state-and-model combinations this site tracks, charging a 2026 BMW i5 M60 xDrive Sedan (21 inch Wheels) in Alaska ranks 17,384 for cost savings versus gas — 1 being the best deal nationally. Separately, the BMW i5 M60 xDrive Sedan (21 inch Wheels) ranks 199 of 400 EV models for raw efficiency, and Alaska ranks 44 of 51 for cheapest residential electricity.

Next step: home charger installation

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 Alaska before deciding.

More on how this number was built

Every figure on this page traces to a named EIA or EPA dataset — see the methodology guide. At 26.86¢/kWh, Alaska sits in the middle of the national range — the guide to why charging cost varies by state shows where.