Charging a 2027 BMW iX3 50 xDrive (21 inch All-Season Tires) at home in Iowa

At Iowa's residential electricity rate of 13.77¢/kWh, a 2027 BMW iX3 50 xDrive (21 inch All-Season Tires) (rated 32.2 kWh per 100 miles by the EPA) costs $4.44 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 72.3% 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

Iowa owners putting 15,000 annual miles on a 2027 BMW iX3 50 xDrive (21 inch All-Season Tires) spend about $665 on home electricity, compared to about $2,403 a gas-car equivalent would spend on fuel. Call it about $1,738 saved annually, at this mileage.

What one full charge costs

At Iowa's rate, fully covering this 2027 BMW iX3 50 xDrive (21 inch All-Season Tires)'s 399-mile EPA range costs about $17.7 (128.5 kWh) — the energy the EPA test actually used, not the battery's rated size.

2027 BMW iX3 50 xDrive (21 inch All-Season Tires) in Iowa, ranked

Among all 20,400 state-and-model combinations this site tracks, charging a 2027 BMW iX3 50 xDrive (21 inch All-Season Tires) in Iowa ranks 2,171 for cost savings versus gas — 1 being the best deal nationally. Separately, the BMW iX3 50 xDrive (21 inch All-Season Tires) ranks 96 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.

Get quotes from local electricians for Level 2 charger installation in Iowa before deciding.

More on how this number was built

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.