Colorado home charging cost for the 2027 BMW i5 xDrive40 Sedan (20 inch Wheels)

At Colorado's residential electricity rate of 16.65¢/kWh, a 2027 BMW i5 xDrive40 Sedan (20 inch Wheels) (rated 35 kWh per 100 miles by the EPA) costs $5.83 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. Charging at home is much cheaper than gas here: 63.6% less than gas per mile, here specifically.

2027 BMW i5 xDrive40 Sedan (20 inch Wheels): yearly cost in Colorado

At fueleconomy.gov's default of 15,000 annual miles, the 2027 BMW i5 xDrive40 Sedan (20 inch Wheels) costs roughly $875 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 $1,528 a year.

Cost of a full charge

Covering the 2027 BMW i5 xDrive40 Sedan (20 inch Wheels)'s EPA-rated 273-mile range takes about 95.6 kWh, which costs about $15.92 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 8,572 of 20,400 state/model pairs for cost savings against gas (1 is cheapest). The BMW i5 xDrive40 Sedan (20 inch Wheels) alone ranks 149 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.

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

Where these figures come from

The methodology guide names the exact EIA and EPA tables behind this page's numbers. Colorado's 16.65¢/kWh rate ranks 30 of 51 states; the state rate guide lays out the full spread.