Charging a 2026 BMW i7 eDrive50 Sedan (20 inch Wheels) at home in Iowa

A 2026 BMW i7 eDrive50 Sedan (20 inch Wheels) draws 39.9 kWh per 100 miles per the EPA; at Iowa's 13.77¢/kWh residential rate that's $5.49 per 100 miles charged at home, versus $16.02 for a 25.5-mpg gas car covering the same distance. That works out to 65.7% cheaper per mile than gasoline in Iowa — charging at home costs a fraction of what gas would here.

What a year of driving costs

Iowa owners putting 15,000 annual miles on a 2026 BMW i7 eDrive50 Sedan (20 inch Wheels) spend about $824 on home electricity, compared to about $2,403 a gas-car equivalent would spend on fuel. Call it about $1,579 saved annually, at this mileage.

Filling up the 2026 BMW i7 eDrive50 Sedan (20 inch Wheels), in dollars

At Iowa's rate, fully covering this 2026 BMW i7 eDrive50 Sedan (20 inch Wheels)'s 301-mile EPA range costs about $16.53 (120 kWh) — the energy the EPA test actually used, not the battery's rated size.

2026 BMW i7 eDrive50 Sedan (20 inch Wheels) in Iowa, ranked

Among all 20,400 state-and-model combinations this site tracks, charging a 2026 BMW i7 eDrive50 Sedan (20 inch Wheels) in Iowa ranks 6,916 for cost savings versus gas — 1 being the best deal nationally. Separately, the BMW i7 eDrive50 Sedan (20 inch Wheels) ranks 261 of 400 EV models for raw efficiency, and Iowa ranks 9 of 51 for cheapest residential electricity.

Next step: home charger installation

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

See the methodology guide for exactly which EIA and EPA figures feed 2026 BMW i7 eDrive50 Sedan (20 inch Wheels)'s cost in Iowa. Curious how Iowa's 13.77¢/kWh compares? The guide to charging cost by state ranks every state side by side.