2027 BMW i5 xDrive40 Sedan (21 inch Wheels): home charging cost in Iowa

A 2027 BMW i5 xDrive40 Sedan (21 inch Wheels) draws 36.5 kWh per 100 miles per the EPA; at Iowa's 13.77¢/kWh residential rate that's $5.03 per 100 miles charged at home, versus $16.02 for a 25.5-mpg gas car covering the same distance. Charging at home costs a fraction of what gas would here: 68.6% 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 xDrive40 Sedan (21 inch Wheels) charged at home in Iowa costs about $754/year in electricity, against about $2,403/year for the gas-car comparison. That's a savings of about $1,649 a year.

Cost of a full charge

A 2027 BMW i5 xDrive40 Sedan (21 inch Wheels) needs roughly 95.6 kWh to reach its EPA-rated 262-mile range, which runs about $13.17 at 13.77¢/kWh in Iowa.

2027 BMW i5 xDrive40 Sedan (21 inch Wheels) in Iowa, ranked

This combination ranks 4,647 of 20,400 state/model pairs for cost savings against gas (1 is cheapest). The BMW i5 xDrive40 Sedan (21 inch Wheels) alone ranks 176 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

See the methodology guide for exactly which EIA and EPA figures feed 2027 BMW i5 xDrive40 Sedan (21 inch Wheels)'s cost in Iowa. Iowa's 13.77¢/kWh rate ranks 9 of 51 states; the state rate guide lays out the full spread.