2027 BMW i5 eDrive40 Sedan (20 inch Wheels): home charging cost in Iowa

At Iowa's residential electricity rate of 13.77¢/kWh, a 2027 BMW i5 eDrive40 Sedan (20 inch Wheels) (rated 31.9 kWh per 100 miles by the EPA) costs $4.39 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 costs a fraction of what gas would here: 72.6% less than gas per mile, here specifically.

What a year of driving costs

Driving 15,000 miles a year — fueleconomy.gov's own default assumption — a 2027 BMW i5 eDrive40 Sedan (20 inch Wheels) charged at home in Iowa costs about $658/year in electricity, against about $2,403/year for the gas-car comparison. That's a savings of about $1,745 a year.

Filling up the 2027 BMW i5 eDrive40 Sedan (20 inch Wheels), in dollars

A 2027 BMW i5 eDrive40 Sedan (20 inch Wheels) needs roughly 95.3 kWh to reach its EPA-rated 299-mile range, which runs about $13.12 at 13.77¢/kWh in Iowa.

How this compares nationally

This combination ranks 2,001 of 20,400 state/model pairs for cost savings against gas (1 is cheapest). The BMW i5 eDrive40 Sedan (20 inch Wheels) alone ranks 84 of 400 models for efficiency; Iowa alone ranks 9 of 51 states for electricity price.

Before you install a home charger in Iowa

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 Iowa electrician quotes for Level 2 install before you commit either way.

Where these figures come from

The methodology guide names the exact EIA and EPA tables behind this page's numbers. Curious how Iowa's 13.77¢/kWh compares? The guide to charging cost by state ranks every state side by side.