Colorado home charging cost for the 2027 BMW i5 eDrive40 Sedan (21 inch Wheels)

A 2027 BMW i5 eDrive40 Sedan (21 inch Wheels) draws 33.9 kWh per 100 miles per the EPA; at Colorado's 16.65¢/kWh residential rate that's $5.64 per 100 miles charged at home, versus $16.02 for a 25.5-mpg gas car covering the same distance. Charging at home is much cheaper than gas here: 64.8% less than gas per mile, here specifically.

Annual cost, at 15 thousands miles a year

At fueleconomy.gov's default of 15,000 annual miles, the 2027 BMW i5 eDrive40 Sedan (21 inch Wheels) costs roughly $846 a year to charge at home in Colorado, against roughly $2,403 a year for an equivalent gas car. That's a savings of about $1,557 a year.

What one full charge costs

Covering the 2027 BMW i5 eDrive40 Sedan (21 inch Wheels)'s EPA-rated 280-mile range takes about 94.8 kWh, which costs about $15.79 at Colorado's residential rate — figured from the EPA's own combined range and consumption numbers, not the pack's nameplate capacity.

Where this ranks

This combination ranks 7,588 of 20,400 state/model pairs for cost savings against gas (1 is cheapest). The BMW i5 eDrive40 Sedan (21 inch Wheels) alone ranks 120 of 400 models for efficiency; Colorado alone ranks 30 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.

Line up a few Colorado electrician quotes for Level 2 install before you commit either way.

Where these figures come from

The methodology guide names the exact EIA and EPA tables behind this page's numbers. At 16.65¢/kWh, Colorado sits in the middle of the national range — the guide to why charging cost varies by state shows where.