Charging a 2026 Volkswagen ID.4 at home in Colorado

A 2026 Volkswagen ID.4 draws 29.8 kWh per 100 miles per the EPA; at Colorado's 16.65¢/kWh residential rate that's $4.96 per 100 miles charged at home, versus $16.02 for a 25.5-mpg gas car covering the same distance. That works out to 69% cheaper per mile than gasoline in Colorado — charging at home costs a fraction of what gas would here.

Annual cost, at 15 thousands miles a year

Colorado owners putting 15,000 annual miles on a 2026 Volkswagen ID.4 spend about $744 on home electricity, compared to about $2,403 a gas-car equivalent would spend on fuel. Call it about $1,659 saved annually, at this mileage.

Cost of a full charge

At Colorado's rate, fully covering this 2026 Volkswagen ID.4's 291-mile EPA range costs about $14.43 (86.7 kWh) — the energy the EPA test actually used, not the battery's rated size.

Where this ranks

Among all 20,400 state-and-model combinations this site tracks, charging a 2026 Volkswagen ID.4 in Colorado ranks 4,360 for cost savings versus gas — 1 being the best deal nationally. Separately, the Volkswagen ID.4 ranks 53 of 400 EV models for raw efficiency, and Colorado ranks 30 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.

Get quotes from local electricians for Level 2 charger installation in Colorado before deciding.

More on how this number was built

Every figure on this page traces to a named EIA or EPA dataset — see the methodology guide. Colorado's 16.65¢/kWh rate ranks 30 of 51 states; the state rate guide lays out the full spread.