Charging a 2027 BMW i5 eDrive40 Sedan (21 inch Wheels) at home in Minnesota

At Minnesota's residential electricity rate of 15.98¢/kWh, a 2027 BMW i5 eDrive40 Sedan (21 inch Wheels) (rated 33.9 kWh per 100 miles by the EPA) costs $5.41 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 66.2% cheaper per mile than gasoline in Minnesota — charging at home costs a fraction of what gas would here.

Annual cost, at 15 thousands miles a year

Minnesota owners putting 15,000 annual miles on a 2027 BMW i5 eDrive40 Sedan (21 inch Wheels) spend about $812 on home electricity, compared to about $2,403 a gas-car equivalent would spend on fuel. Call it about $1,591 saved annually, at this mileage.

What one full charge costs

At Minnesota's rate, fully covering this 2027 BMW i5 eDrive40 Sedan (21 inch Wheels)'s 280-mile EPA range costs about $15.15 (94.8 kWh) — the energy the EPA test actually used, not the battery's rated size.

2027 BMW i5 eDrive40 Sedan (21 inch Wheels) in Minnesota, ranked

Among all 20,400 state-and-model combinations this site tracks, charging a 2027 BMW i5 eDrive40 Sedan (21 inch Wheels) in Minnesota ranks 6,546 for cost savings versus gas — 1 being the best deal nationally. Separately, the BMW i5 eDrive40 Sedan (21 inch Wheels) ranks 120 of 400 EV models for raw efficiency, and Minnesota ranks 26 of 51 for cheapest residential electricity.

Before you install a home charger in Minnesota

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 Minnesota before deciding.

More on how this number was built

The methodology guide names the exact EIA and EPA tables behind this page's numbers. At 15.98¢/kWh, Minnesota sits in the middle of the national range — the guide to why charging cost varies by state shows where.