What it costs to charge a 2026 BMW i5 M60 xDrive Sedan (20 inch Wheels) in Iowa

At Iowa's residential electricity rate of 13.77¢/kWh, a 2026 BMW i5 M60 xDrive Sedan (20 inch Wheels) (rated 35.8 kWh per 100 miles by the EPA) costs $4.93 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 69.2% cheaper per mile than gasoline in Iowa — charging at home costs a fraction of what gas would here.

Annual cost, at 15 thousands miles a year

Home charging this 2026 BMW i5 M60 xDrive Sedan (20 inch Wheels) in Iowa runs about $740 over fueleconomy.gov's default 15,000 annual miles, versus about $2,403 for the gasoline equivalent. Call it about $1,663 saved annually, at this mileage.

Cost of a full charge

$13.12 — that's what Iowa's 13.77¢/kWh rate puts on the 95.3 kWh a 2026 BMW i5 M60 xDrive Sedan (20 inch Wheels) needs for its full 266-mile EPA range.

Where this ranks

Among all 20,400 state-and-model combinations this site tracks, charging a 2026 BMW i5 M60 xDrive Sedan (20 inch Wheels) in Iowa ranks 4,191 for cost savings versus gas — 1 being the best deal nationally. Separately, the BMW i5 M60 xDrive Sedan (20 inch Wheels) ranks 165 of 400 EV models for raw efficiency, and Iowa ranks 9 of 51 for cheapest residential electricity.

Getting set up to charge a 2026 BMW i5 M60 xDrive Sedan (20 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.

Line up a few Iowa 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 i5 M60 xDrive Sedan (20 inch Wheels)'s cost in Iowa. At 13.77¢/kWh, Iowa sits in the middle of the national range — the guide to why charging cost varies by state shows where.