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

At Maryland's residential electricity rate of 21.27¢/kWh, a 2026 Volkswagen ID.4 AWD (rated 33 kWh per 100 miles by the EPA) costs $7.01 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 56.2% cheaper per mile than gasoline in Maryland — charging at home is much cheaper than gas here.

Annual cost, at 15 thousands miles a year

Maryland owners putting 15,000 annual miles on a 2026 Volkswagen ID.4 AWD spend about $1,052 on home electricity, compared to about $2,403 a gas-car equivalent would spend on fuel. Call it about $1,351 saved annually, at this mileage.

Cost of a full charge

At Maryland's rate, fully covering this 2026 Volkswagen ID.4 AWD's 263-mile EPA range costs about $18.44 (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 Maryland ranks 13,111 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 Maryland ranks 39 of 51 for cheapest residential electricity.

Getting set up to charge a 2026 Volkswagen ID.4 AWD 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 Maryland electrician to quote the install before this math becomes a real decision.

More on how this number was built

See the methodology guide for exactly which EIA and EPA figures feed 2026 Volkswagen ID.4 AWD's cost in Maryland. Curious how Maryland's 21.27¢/kWh compares? The guide to charging cost by state ranks every state side by side.