Charging a 2026 BMW i4 xDrive40 Gran Coupe (18 inch Wheels) at home in Arkansas
At Arkansas's residential electricity rate of 13.43¢/kWh, a 2026 BMW i4 xDrive40 Gran Coupe (18 inch Wheels) (rated 33.4 kWh per 100 miles by the EPA) costs $4.49 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 72% cheaper per mile than gasoline in Arkansas — charging at home costs a fraction of what gas would here.
Annual cost, at 15 thousands miles a year
Arkansas owners putting 15,000 annual miles on a 2026 BMW i4 xDrive40 Gran Coupe (18 inch Wheels) spend about $673 on home electricity, compared to about $2,403 a gas-car equivalent would spend on fuel. Call it about $1,730 saved annually, at this mileage.
What one full charge costs
At Arkansas's rate, fully covering this 2026 BMW i4 xDrive40 Gran Coupe (18 inch Wheels)'s 287-mile EPA range costs about $12.88 (95.9 kWh) — the energy the EPA test actually used, not the battery's rated size.
2026 BMW i4 xDrive40 Gran Coupe (18 inch Wheels) in Arkansas, ranked
Among all 20,400 state-and-model combinations this site tracks, charging a 2026 BMW i4 xDrive40 Gran Coupe (18 inch Wheels) in Arkansas ranks 2,370 for cost savings versus gas — 1 being the best deal nationally. Separately, the BMW i4 xDrive40 Gran Coupe (18 inch Wheels) ranks 114 of 400 EV models for raw efficiency, and Arkansas ranks 6 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.
Ask a licensed Arkansas electrician to quote the install before this math becomes a real decision.
More on how this number was built
Every figure on this page traces to a named EIA or EPA dataset — see the methodology guide. Arkansas's 13.43¢/kWh rate ranks 6 of 51 states; the state rate guide lays out the full spread.