Charging a 2026 BMW iX xDrive45 (20 inch Wheels) at home in Kentucky

At Kentucky's residential electricity rate of 14.37¢/kWh, a 2026 BMW iX xDrive45 (20 inch Wheels) (rated 36 kWh per 100 miles by the EPA) costs $5.17 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 67.7% cheaper per mile than gasoline in Kentucky — charging at home costs a fraction of what gas would here.

What a year of driving costs

Kentucky owners putting 15,000 annual miles on a 2026 BMW iX xDrive45 (20 inch Wheels) spend about $776 on home electricity, compared to about $2,403 a gas-car equivalent would spend on fuel. Call it about $1,627 saved annually, at this mileage.

What one full charge costs

At Kentucky's rate, fully covering this 2026 BMW iX xDrive45 (20 inch Wheels)'s 312-mile EPA range costs about $16.14 (112.3 kWh) — the energy the EPA test actually used, not the battery's rated size.

Where this ranks

Among all 20,400 state-and-model combinations this site tracks, charging a 2026 BMW iX xDrive45 (20 inch Wheels) in Kentucky ranks 5,325 for cost savings versus gas — 1 being the best deal nationally. Separately, the BMW iX xDrive45 (20 inch Wheels) ranks 168 of 400 EV models for raw efficiency, and Kentucky ranks 16 of 51 for cheapest residential electricity.

Before you install a home charger in Kentucky

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 Kentucky before deciding.

More on how this number was built

See the methodology guide for exactly which EIA and EPA figures feed 2026 BMW iX xDrive45 (20 inch Wheels)'s cost in Kentucky. Kentucky's 14.37¢/kWh rate ranks 16 of 51 states; the state rate guide lays out the full spread.