What it costs to charge a 2026 BMW i5 M60 xDrive Sedan (21 inch Wheels) in Louisiana

At Louisiana's residential electricity rate of 13.51¢/kWh, a 2026 BMW i5 M60 xDrive Sedan (21 inch Wheels) (rated 37.1 kWh per 100 miles by the EPA) costs $5.02 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 68.7% cheaper per mile than gasoline in Louisiana — charging at home costs a fraction of what gas would here.

What a year of driving costs

Home charging this 2026 BMW i5 M60 xDrive Sedan (21 inch Wheels) in Louisiana runs about $752 over fueleconomy.gov's default 15,000 annual miles, versus about $2,403 for the gasoline equivalent. Call it about $1,651 saved annually, at this mileage.

What one full charge costs

$12.99 — that's what Louisiana's 13.51¢/kWh rate puts on the 96.2 kWh a 2026 BMW i5 M60 xDrive Sedan (21 inch Wheels) needs for its full 259-mile EPA range.

Where this ranks

Among all 20,400 state-and-model combinations this site tracks, charging a 2026 BMW i5 M60 xDrive Sedan (21 inch Wheels) in Louisiana ranks 4,591 for cost savings versus gas — 1 being the best deal nationally. Separately, the BMW i5 M60 xDrive Sedan (21 inch Wheels) ranks 199 of 400 EV models for raw efficiency, and Louisiana ranks 8 of 51 for cheapest residential electricity.

Getting set up to charge a 2026 BMW i5 M60 xDrive Sedan (21 inch Wheels) at home

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.

Ask a licensed Louisiana electrician to quote the install before this math becomes a real decision.

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 13.51¢/kWh, Louisiana sits in the middle of the national range — the guide to why charging cost varies by state shows where.