Charging a 2026 BMW i4 eDrive40 Gran Coupe (19 inch Wheels) at home in New York

At New York's residential electricity rate of 29.26¢/kWh, a 2026 BMW i4 eDrive40 Gran Coupe (19 inch Wheels) (rated 31.1 kWh per 100 miles by the EPA) costs $9.1 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 43.2% cheaper per mile than gasoline in New York — charging at home is much cheaper than gas here.

What a year of driving costs

New York owners putting 15,000 annual miles on a 2026 BMW i4 eDrive40 Gran Coupe (19 inch Wheels) spend about $1,365 on home electricity, compared to about $2,403 a gas-car equivalent would spend on fuel. Call it about $1,038 saved annually, at this mileage.

Cost of a full charge

At New York's rate, fully covering this 2026 BMW i4 eDrive40 Gran Coupe (19 inch Wheels)'s 307-mile EPA range costs about $27.93 (95.5 kWh) — the energy the EPA test actually used, not the battery's rated size.

Where this ranks

Among all 20,400 state-and-model combinations this site tracks, charging a 2026 BMW i4 eDrive40 Gran Coupe (19 inch Wheels) in New York ranks 16,506 for cost savings versus gas — 1 being the best deal nationally. Separately, the BMW i4 eDrive40 Gran Coupe (19 inch Wheels) ranks 77 of 400 EV models for raw efficiency, and New York ranks 46 of 51 for cheapest residential electricity.

Next step: home charger installation

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 New York before deciding.

More on how this number was built

Every figure on this page traces to a named EIA or EPA dataset — see the methodology guide. Curious how New York's 29.26¢/kWh compares? The guide to charging cost by state ranks every state side by side.