2027 BMW i5 xDrive40 Sedan (19 inch Wheels): home charging cost in Nebraska

At Nebraska's residential electricity rate of 12.7¢/kWh, a 2027 BMW i5 xDrive40 Sedan (19 inch Wheels) (rated 33.8 kWh per 100 miles by the EPA) costs $4.29 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 costs a fraction of what gas would here: 73.2% less than gas per mile, here specifically.

What a year of driving costs

Driving 15,000 miles a year — fueleconomy.gov's own default assumption — a 2027 BMW i5 xDrive40 Sedan (19 inch Wheels) charged at home in Nebraska costs about $644/year in electricity, against about $2,403/year for the gas-car comparison. That's a savings of about $1,759 a year.

What one full charge costs

A 2027 BMW i5 xDrive40 Sedan (19 inch Wheels) needs roughly 95.6 kWh to reach its EPA-rated 283-mile range, which runs about $12.15 at 12.7¢/kWh in Nebraska.

How this compares nationally

This combination ranks 1,706 of 20,400 state/model pairs for cost savings against gas (1 is cheapest). The BMW i5 xDrive40 Sedan (19 inch Wheels) alone ranks 119 of 400 models for efficiency; Nebraska alone ranks 2 of 51 states for electricity price.

Before you install a home charger in Nebraska

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.

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

Where these figures come from

The methodology guide names the exact EIA and EPA tables behind this page's numbers. Nebraska is one of the cheapest states for home electricity — the guide to why the cost varies so much by state covers what drives that.