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

In Montana, home electricity runs 13.77¢/kWh — put a 2026 Volkswagen ID.4 AWD's EPA-rated 33 kWh/100mi against that and 100 miles costs $4.54, versus $16.02 for a gas car averaging 25.5 mpg. That works out to 71.7% cheaper per mile than gasoline in Montana — charging at home costs a fraction of what gas would here.

What a year of driving costs

Montana owners putting 15,000 annual miles on a 2026 Volkswagen ID.4 AWD spend about $681 on home electricity, compared to about $2,403 a gas-car equivalent would spend on fuel. Call it about $1,722 saved annually, at this mileage.

Cost of a full charge

At Montana's rate, fully covering this 2026 Volkswagen ID.4 AWD's 263-mile EPA range costs about $11.94 (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 Montana ranks 2,543 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 Montana ranks 10 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.

Line up a few Montana electrician quotes for Level 2 install before you commit either way.

More on how this number was built

The methodology guide names the exact EIA and EPA tables behind this page's numbers. Curious how Montana's 13.77¢/kWh compares? The guide to charging cost by state ranks every state side by side.