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

A 2026 Volkswagen ID.4 draws 29.8 kWh per 100 miles per the EPA; at Alaska's 26.86¢/kWh residential rate that's $8 per 100 miles charged at home, versus $16.02 for a 25.5-mpg gas car covering the same distance. That works out to 50.1% cheaper per mile than gasoline in Alaska — charging at home is much cheaper than gas here.

Annual cost, at 15 thousands miles a year

Home charging this 2026 Volkswagen ID.4 in Alaska runs about $1,200 over fueleconomy.gov's default 15,000 annual miles, versus about $2,403 for the gasoline equivalent. Call it about $1,203 saved annually, at this mileage.

Cost of a full charge

$23.28 — that's what Alaska's 26.86¢/kWh rate puts on the 86.7 kWh a 2026 Volkswagen ID.4 needs for its full 291-mile EPA range.

Where this ranks

Among all 20,400 state-and-model combinations this site tracks, charging a 2026 Volkswagen ID.4 in Alaska ranks 15,036 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 Alaska ranks 44 of 51 for cheapest residential electricity.

Before you install a home charger in Alaska

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.

Ask a licensed Alaska electrician to quote the install before this math becomes a real decision.

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 Alaska. Alaska's 26.86¢/kWh rate ranks 44 of 51 states; the state rate guide lays out the full spread.