Charging a 2026 BMW i4 eDrive40 Gran Coupe (19 inch Wheels) at home in California

At California's residential electricity rate of 33.17¢/kWh, a 2026 BMW i4 eDrive40 Gran Coupe (19 inch Wheels) (rated 31.1 kWh per 100 miles by the EPA) costs $10.31 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 35.6% cheaper per mile than gasoline in California — charging at home is cheaper than gas here.

Annual cost, at 15 thousands miles a year

California owners putting 15,000 annual miles on a 2026 BMW i4 eDrive40 Gran Coupe (19 inch Wheels) spend about $1,547 on home electricity, compared to about $2,403 a gas-car equivalent would spend on fuel. Call it about $856 saved annually, at this mileage.

What one full charge costs

At California's rate, fully covering this 2026 BMW i4 eDrive40 Gran Coupe (19 inch Wheels)'s 307-mile EPA range costs about $31.67 (95.5 kWh) — the energy the EPA test actually used, not the battery's rated size.

2026 BMW i4 eDrive40 Gran Coupe (19 inch Wheels) in California, ranked

Among all 20,400 state-and-model combinations this site tracks, charging a 2026 BMW i4 eDrive40 Gran Coupe (19 inch Wheels) in California ranks 17,728 for cost savings versus gas — 1 being the best deal nationally. Separately, the BMW i4 eDrive40 Gran Coupe (19 inch Wheels) ranks 77 of 400 EV models for raw efficiency, and California ranks 50 of 51 for cheapest residential electricity.

Getting set up to charge a 2026 BMW i4 eDrive40 Gran Coupe (19 inch Wheels) at home

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 California before deciding.

More on how this number was built

See the methodology guide for exactly which EIA and EPA figures feed 2026 BMW i4 eDrive40 Gran Coupe (19 inch Wheels)'s cost in California. California has some of the highest residential electricity rates in the country — see the guide to why the cost varies so much by state for the full picture.