What it costs to charge a 2027 BMW i5 xDrive40 Sedan (20 inch Wheels) in Iowa

A 2027 BMW i5 xDrive40 Sedan (20 inch Wheels) draws 35 kWh per 100 miles per the EPA; at Iowa's 13.77¢/kWh residential rate that's $4.82 per 100 miles charged at home, versus $16.02 for a 25.5-mpg gas car covering the same distance. That works out to 69.9% cheaper per mile than gasoline in Iowa — charging at home costs a fraction of what gas would here.

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

Home charging this 2027 BMW i5 xDrive40 Sedan (20 inch Wheels) in Iowa runs about $723 over fueleconomy.gov's default 15,000 annual miles, versus about $2,403 for the gasoline equivalent. Call it about $1,680 saved annually, at this mileage.

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

$13.16 — that's what Iowa's 13.77¢/kWh rate puts on the 95.6 kWh a 2027 BMW i5 xDrive40 Sedan (20 inch Wheels) needs for its full 273-mile EPA range.

Where this ranks

Among all 20,400 state-and-model combinations this site tracks, charging a 2027 BMW i5 xDrive40 Sedan (20 inch Wheels) in Iowa ranks 3,687 for cost savings versus gas — 1 being the best deal nationally. Separately, the BMW i5 xDrive40 Sedan (20 inch Wheels) ranks 149 of 400 EV models for raw efficiency, and Iowa ranks 9 of 51 for cheapest residential electricity.

Before you install a home charger in Iowa

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 Iowa electrician to quote the install before this math becomes a real decision.

More on how this number was built

The methodology guide names the exact EIA and EPA tables behind this page's numbers. At 13.77¢/kWh, Iowa sits in the middle of the national range — the guide to why charging cost varies by state shows where.