What it costs to charge a 2027 BMW i5 eDrive40 Sedan (20 inch Wheels) in Delaware

At Delaware's residential electricity rate of 17.74¢/kWh, a 2027 BMW i5 eDrive40 Sedan (20 inch Wheels) (rated 31.9 kWh per 100 miles by the EPA) costs $5.65 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 64.7% cheaper per mile than gasoline in Delaware — charging at home is much cheaper than gas here.

What a year of driving costs

Home charging this 2027 BMW i5 eDrive40 Sedan (20 inch Wheels) in Delaware runs about $848 over fueleconomy.gov's default 15,000 annual miles, versus about $2,403 for the gasoline equivalent. Call it about $1,555 saved annually, at this mileage.

Filling up the 2027 BMW i5 eDrive40 Sedan (20 inch Wheels), in dollars

$16.9 — that's what Delaware's 17.74¢/kWh rate puts on the 95.3 kWh a 2027 BMW i5 eDrive40 Sedan (20 inch Wheels) needs for its full 299-mile EPA range.

How this compares nationally

Among all 20,400 state-and-model combinations this site tracks, charging a 2027 BMW i5 eDrive40 Sedan (20 inch Wheels) in Delaware ranks 7,707 for cost savings versus gas — 1 being the best deal nationally. Separately, the BMW i5 eDrive40 Sedan (20 inch Wheels) ranks 84 of 400 EV models for raw efficiency, and Delaware ranks 33 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 Delaware before deciding.

More on how this number was built

See the methodology guide for exactly which EIA and EPA figures feed 2027 BMW i5 eDrive40 Sedan (20 inch Wheels)'s cost in Delaware. Curious how Delaware's 17.74¢/kWh compares? The guide to charging cost by state ranks every state side by side.