Charging a 2027 BMW i5 eDrive40 Sedan (20 inch Wheels) at home in Kansas

A 2027 BMW i5 eDrive40 Sedan (20 inch Wheels) draws 31.9 kWh per 100 miles per the EPA; at Kansas's 15.19¢/kWh residential rate that's $4.84 per 100 miles charged at home, versus $16.02 for a 25.5-mpg gas car covering the same distance. That works out to 69.8% cheaper per mile than gasoline in Kansas — charging at home costs a fraction of what gas would here.

What a year of driving costs

Kansas owners putting 15,000 annual miles on a 2027 BMW i5 eDrive40 Sedan (20 inch Wheels) spend about $726 on home electricity, compared to about $2,403 a gas-car equivalent would spend on fuel. Call it about $1,677 saved annually, at this mileage.

Cost of a full charge

At Kansas's rate, fully covering this 2027 BMW i5 eDrive40 Sedan (20 inch Wheels)'s 299-mile EPA range costs about $14.47 (95.3 kWh) — the energy the EPA test actually used, not the battery's rated size.

How this compares nationally

Among all 20,400 state-and-model combinations this site tracks, charging a 2027 BMW i5 eDrive40 Sedan (20 inch Wheels) in Kansas ranks 3,758 for cost savings versus gas — 1 being the best deal nationally. Separately, the BMW i5 eDrive40 Sedan (20 inch Wheels) ranks 84 of 400 EV models for raw efficiency, and Kansas ranks 20 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.

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

More on how this number was built

The methodology guide names the exact EIA and EPA tables behind this page's numbers. At 15.19¢/kWh, Kansas sits in the middle of the national range — the guide to why charging cost varies by state shows where.