Charging a 2026 Volkswagen ID.4 AWD at home in Kentucky

In Kentucky, home electricity runs 14.37¢/kWh — put a 2026 Volkswagen ID.4 AWD's EPA-rated 33 kWh/100mi against that and 100 miles costs $4.74, versus $16.02 for a gas car averaging 25.5 mpg. That works out to 70.4% cheaper per mile than gasoline in Kentucky — charging at home costs a fraction of what gas would here.

Annual cost, at 15 thousands miles a year

Kentucky owners putting 15,000 annual miles on a 2026 Volkswagen ID.4 AWD spend about $711 on home electricity, compared to about $2,403 a gas-car equivalent would spend on fuel. Call it about $1,692 saved annually, at this mileage.

Cost of a full charge

At Kentucky's rate, fully covering this 2026 Volkswagen ID.4 AWD's 263-mile EPA range costs about $12.46 (86.7 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 2026 Volkswagen ID.4 AWD in Kentucky ranks 3,371 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 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.

Line up a few Kentucky electrician quotes for Level 2 install before you commit either way.

More on how this number was built

Every figure on this page traces to a named EIA or EPA dataset — see the methodology guide. Kentucky's 14.37¢/kWh rate ranks 16 of 51 states; the state rate guide lays out the full spread.