2027 BMW i5 xDrive40 Sedan (20 inch Wheels): home charging cost in Illinois

In Illinois, home electricity runs 19.22¢/kWh — put a 2027 BMW i5 xDrive40 Sedan (20 inch Wheels)'s EPA-rated 35 kWh/100mi against that and 100 miles costs $6.73, versus $16.02 for a gas car averaging 25.5 mpg. Charging at home is much cheaper than gas here: 58% less than gas per mile, here specifically.

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

Driving 15,000 miles a year — fueleconomy.gov's own default assumption — a 2027 BMW i5 xDrive40 Sedan (20 inch Wheels) charged at home in Illinois costs about $1,010/year in electricity, against about $2,403/year for the gas-car comparison. That's a savings of about $1,393 a year.

Filling up the 2027 BMW i5 xDrive40 Sedan (20 inch Wheels), in dollars

A 2027 BMW i5 xDrive40 Sedan (20 inch Wheels) needs roughly 95.6 kWh to reach its EPA-rated 273-mile range, which runs about $18.37 at 19.22¢/kWh in Illinois.

2027 BMW i5 xDrive40 Sedan (20 inch Wheels) in Illinois, ranked

This combination ranks 12,225 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; Illinois alone ranks 36 of 51 states for electricity price.

Getting set up to charge a 2027 BMW i5 xDrive40 Sedan (20 inch Wheels) at home

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.

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

Where these figures come from

See the methodology guide for exactly which EIA and EPA figures feed 2027 BMW i5 xDrive40 Sedan (20 inch Wheels)'s cost in Illinois. At 19.22¢/kWh, Illinois sits in the middle of the national range — the guide to why charging cost varies by state shows where.