2026 Volkswagen ID.4: home charging cost in Maryland

At Maryland's residential electricity rate of 21.27¢/kWh, a 2026 Volkswagen ID.4 (rated 29.8 kWh per 100 miles by the EPA) costs $6.33 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. Charging at home is much cheaper than gas here: 60.5% less than gas per mile, here specifically.

2026 Volkswagen ID.4: yearly cost in Maryland

Driving 15,000 miles a year — fueleconomy.gov's own default assumption — a 2026 Volkswagen ID.4 charged at home in Maryland costs about $950/year in electricity, against about $2,403/year for the gas-car comparison. That's a savings of about $1,453 a year.

What one full charge costs

A 2026 Volkswagen ID.4 needs roughly 86.7 kWh to reach its EPA-rated 291-mile range, which runs about $18.43 at 21.27¢/kWh in Maryland.

How this compares nationally

This combination ranks 10,788 of 20,400 state/model pairs for cost savings against gas (1 is cheapest). The Volkswagen ID.4 alone ranks 53 of 400 models for efficiency; Maryland alone ranks 39 of 51 states for electricity price.

Getting set up to charge a 2026 Volkswagen ID.4 at home

The numbers above assume Level 2 home charging is already in place — the electrical work behind that is a real, separate cost that varies by panel, wiring, and local labor rates, not something this page's per-mile math includes.

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

Where these figures come from

The methodology guide names the exact EIA and EPA tables behind this page's numbers. At 21.27¢/kWh, Maryland sits in the middle of the national range — the guide to why charging cost varies by state shows where.