What it costs to charge a 2027 BMW i5 xDrive40 Sedan (21 inch Wheels) in Illinois

At Illinois's residential electricity rate of 19.22¢/kWh, a 2027 BMW i5 xDrive40 Sedan (21 inch Wheels) (rated 36.5 kWh per 100 miles by the EPA) costs $7.02 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 56.2% cheaper per mile than gasoline in Illinois — charging at home is much cheaper than gas here.

Annual cost, at 15 thousands miles a year

Home charging this 2027 BMW i5 xDrive40 Sedan (21 inch Wheels) in Illinois runs about $1,052 over fueleconomy.gov's default 15,000 annual miles, versus about $2,403 for the gasoline equivalent. Call it about $1,351 saved annually, at this mileage.

Filling up the 2027 BMW i5 xDrive40 Sedan (21 inch Wheels), in dollars

$18.38 — that's what Illinois's 19.22¢/kWh rate puts on the 95.6 kWh a 2027 BMW i5 xDrive40 Sedan (21 inch Wheels) needs for its full 262-mile EPA range.

How this compares nationally

Among all 20,400 state-and-model combinations this site tracks, charging a 2027 BMW i5 xDrive40 Sedan (21 inch Wheels) in Illinois ranks 13,101 for cost savings versus gas — 1 being the best deal nationally. Separately, the BMW i5 xDrive40 Sedan (21 inch Wheels) ranks 176 of 400 EV models for raw efficiency, and Illinois ranks 36 of 51 for cheapest residential electricity.

Getting set up to charge a 2027 BMW i5 xDrive40 Sedan (21 inch Wheels) at home

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.

Ask a licensed Illinois electrician to quote the install before this math becomes a real decision.

More on how this number was built

Every figure on this page traces to a named EIA or EPA dataset — see the methodology guide. Illinois's 19.22¢/kWh rate ranks 36 of 51 states; the state rate guide lays out the full spread.