2027 BMW i5 eDrive40 Sedan (20 inch Wheels): home charging cost in Arkansas

In Arkansas, home electricity runs 13.43¢/kWh — put a 2027 BMW i5 eDrive40 Sedan (20 inch Wheels)'s EPA-rated 31.9 kWh/100mi against that and 100 miles costs $4.28, versus $16.02 for a gas car averaging 25.5 mpg. Charging at home costs a fraction of what gas would here: 73.3% 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 i5 eDrive40 Sedan (20 inch Wheels) charged at home in Arkansas costs about $642/year in electricity, against about $2,403/year for the gas-car comparison. That's a savings of about $1,761 a year.

Cost of a full charge

A 2027 BMW i5 eDrive40 Sedan (20 inch Wheels) needs roughly 95.3 kWh to reach its EPA-rated 299-mile range, which runs about $12.8 at 13.43¢/kWh in Arkansas.

2027 BMW i5 eDrive40 Sedan (20 inch Wheels) in Arkansas, ranked

This combination ranks 1,639 of 20,400 state/model pairs for cost savings against gas (1 is cheapest). The BMW i5 eDrive40 Sedan (20 inch Wheels) alone ranks 84 of 400 models for efficiency; Arkansas alone ranks 6 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.

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

Where these figures come from

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.