What it costs to charge a 2026 Volkswagen ID.4 in Hawaii

In Hawaii, home electricity runs 45.95¢/kWh — put a 2026 Volkswagen ID.4's EPA-rated 29.8 kWh/100mi against that and 100 miles costs $13.69, versus $16.02 for a gas car averaging 25.5 mpg. That works out to 14.6% cheaper per mile than gasoline in Hawaii — charging at home costs a little less than gas here.

What a year of driving costs

Home charging this 2026 Volkswagen ID.4 in Hawaii runs about $2,053 over fueleconomy.gov's default 15,000 annual miles, versus about $2,403 for the gasoline equivalent. Call it about $350 saved annually, at this mileage.

Cost of a full charge

$39.82 — that's what Hawaii's 45.95¢/kWh rate puts on the 86.7 kWh a 2026 Volkswagen ID.4 needs for its full 291-mile EPA range.

How this compares nationally

Among all 20,400 state-and-model combinations this site tracks, charging a 2026 Volkswagen ID.4 in Hawaii ranks 19,739 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 Hawaii ranks 51 of 51 for cheapest residential electricity.

Before you install a home charger in Hawaii

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.

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

More on how this number was built

Every figure on this page traces to a named EIA or EPA dataset — see the methodology guide. Hawaii 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.