What it costs to charge a 2026 BMW i4 xDrive40 Gran Coupe (19 inch Wheels) in Illinois

A 2026 BMW i4 xDrive40 Gran Coupe (19 inch Wheels) draws 36 kWh per 100 miles per the EPA; at Illinois's 19.22¢/kWh residential rate that's $6.92 per 100 miles charged at home, versus $16.02 for a 25.5-mpg gas car covering the same distance. That works out to 56.8% cheaper per mile than gasoline in Illinois — charging at home is much cheaper than gas here.

2026 BMW i4 xDrive40 Gran Coupe (19 inch Wheels): yearly cost in Illinois

Home charging this 2026 BMW i4 xDrive40 Gran Coupe (19 inch Wheels) in Illinois runs about $1,037 over fueleconomy.gov's default 15,000 annual miles, versus about $2,403 for the gasoline equivalent. Call it about $1,365 saved annually, at this mileage.

Cost of a full charge

$18.54 — that's what Illinois's 19.22¢/kWh rate puts on the 96.4 kWh a 2026 BMW i4 xDrive40 Gran Coupe (19 inch Wheels) needs for its full 268-mile EPA range.

Where this ranks

Among all 20,400 state-and-model combinations this site tracks, charging a 2026 BMW i4 xDrive40 Gran Coupe (19 inch Wheels) in Illinois ranks 12,860 for cost savings versus gas — 1 being the best deal nationally. Separately, the BMW i4 xDrive40 Gran Coupe (19 inch Wheels) ranks 167 of 400 EV models for raw efficiency, and Illinois ranks 36 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.

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

More on how this number was built

See the methodology guide for exactly which EIA and EPA figures feed 2026 BMW i4 xDrive40 Gran Coupe (19 inch Wheels)'s cost in Illinois. Illinois's 19.22¢/kWh rate ranks 36 of 51 states; the state rate guide lays out the full spread.