What it costs to charge a 2026 Volkswagen ID.4 AWD in Iowa

A 2026 Volkswagen ID.4 AWD draws 33 kWh per 100 miles per the EPA; at Iowa's 13.77¢/kWh residential rate that's $4.54 per 100 miles charged at home, versus $16.02 for a 25.5-mpg gas car covering the same distance. That works out to 71.7% 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 Volkswagen ID.4 AWD in Iowa runs about $681 over fueleconomy.gov's default 15,000 annual miles, versus about $2,403 for the gasoline equivalent. Call it about $1,722 saved annually, at this mileage.

Cost of a full charge

$11.94 — that's what Iowa's 13.77¢/kWh rate puts on the 86.7 kWh a 2026 Volkswagen ID.4 AWD needs for its full 263-mile EPA range.

2026 Volkswagen ID.4 AWD in Iowa, ranked

Among all 20,400 state-and-model combinations this site tracks, charging a 2026 Volkswagen ID.4 AWD in Iowa ranks 2,532 for cost savings versus gas — 1 being the best deal nationally. Separately, the Volkswagen ID.4 AWD ranks 108 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

Every figure on this page traces to a named EIA or EPA dataset — see the methodology guide. At 13.77¢/kWh, Iowa sits in the middle of the national range — the guide to why charging cost varies by state shows where.