Illinois home charging cost for the 2026 BMW iX xDrive45 (22 inch Wheels)

At Illinois's residential electricity rate of 19.22¢/kWh, a 2026 BMW iX xDrive45 (22 inch Wheels) (rated 40.3 kWh per 100 miles by the EPA) costs $7.74 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. Charging at home is much cheaper than gas here: 51.7% less than gas per mile, here specifically.

Annual cost, at 15 thousands miles a year

At fueleconomy.gov's default of 15,000 annual miles, the 2026 BMW iX xDrive45 (22 inch Wheels) costs roughly $1,161 a year to charge at home in Illinois, against roughly $2,403 a year for an equivalent gas car. That's a savings of about $1,242 a year.

Cost of a full charge

Covering the 2026 BMW iX xDrive45 (22 inch Wheels)'s EPA-rated 279-mile range takes about 112.3 kWh, which costs about $21.59 at Illinois's residential rate — figured from the EPA's own combined range and consumption numbers, not the pack's nameplate capacity.

How this compares nationally

This combination ranks 14,631 of 20,400 state/model pairs for cost savings against gas (1 is cheapest). The BMW iX xDrive45 (22 inch Wheels) alone ranks 273 of 400 models for efficiency; Illinois alone ranks 36 of 51 states for electricity price.

Next step: home charger installation

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.

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

Where these figures come from

See the methodology guide for exactly which EIA and EPA figures feed 2026 BMW iX xDrive45 (22 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.