New Jersey home charging cost for the 2026 Volkswagen ID.4 AWD

A 2026 Volkswagen ID.4 AWD draws 33 kWh per 100 miles per the EPA; at New Jersey's 23.65¢/kWh residential rate that's $7.8 per 100 miles charged at home, versus $16.02 for a 25.5-mpg gas car covering the same distance. Charging at home is much cheaper than gas here: 51.3% less than gas per mile, here specifically.

2026 Volkswagen ID.4 AWD: yearly cost in New Jersey

At fueleconomy.gov's default of 15,000 annual miles, the 2026 Volkswagen ID.4 AWD costs roughly $1,170 a year to charge at home in New Jersey, against roughly $2,403 a year for an equivalent gas car. That's a savings of about $1,233 a year.

What one full charge costs

Covering the 2026 Volkswagen ID.4 AWD's EPA-rated 263-mile range takes about 86.7 kWh, which costs about $20.51 at New Jersey's residential rate — figured from the EPA's own combined range and consumption numbers, not the pack's nameplate capacity.

Where this ranks

This combination ranks 14,761 of 20,400 state/model pairs for cost savings against gas (1 is cheapest). The Volkswagen ID.4 AWD alone ranks 108 of 400 models for efficiency; New Jersey alone ranks 40 of 51 states for electricity price.

Next step: home charger installation

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 New Jersey electrician quotes for Level 2 install before you commit either way.

Where these figures come from

Every figure on this page traces to a named EIA or EPA dataset — see the methodology guide. Curious how New Jersey's 23.65¢/kWh compares? The guide to charging cost by state ranks every state side by side.