2026 Volkswagen ID.4: home charging cost in Montana

In Montana, home electricity runs 13.77¢/kWh — put a 2026 Volkswagen ID.4's EPA-rated 29.8 kWh/100mi against that and 100 miles costs $4.1, versus $16.02 for a gas car averaging 25.5 mpg. Charging at home costs a fraction of what gas would here: 74.4% less than gas per mile, here specifically.

Annual cost, at 15 thousands miles a year

Driving 15,000 miles a year — fueleconomy.gov's own default assumption — a 2026 Volkswagen ID.4 charged at home in Montana costs about $615/year in electricity, against about $2,403/year for the gas-car comparison. That's a savings of about $1,788 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 $11.93 at 13.77¢/kWh in Montana.

Where this ranks

This combination ranks 1,193 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; Montana alone ranks 10 of 51 states for electricity price.

Before you install a home charger in Montana

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 Montana electrician to quote the install before this math becomes a real decision.

Where these figures come from

Every figure on this page traces to a named EIA or EPA dataset — see the methodology guide. Montana's 13.77¢/kWh rate ranks 10 of 51 states; the state rate guide lays out the full spread.