North Carolina home charging cost for the 2027 BMW iX3 50 xDrive (21 inch Summer Tires)

At North Carolina's residential electricity rate of 14.9¢/kWh, a 2027 BMW iX3 50 xDrive (21 inch Summer Tires) (rated 32 kWh per 100 miles by the EPA) costs $4.77 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: 70.3% less than gas per mile, here specifically.

What a year of driving costs

At fueleconomy.gov's default of 15,000 annual miles, the 2027 BMW iX3 50 xDrive (21 inch Summer Tires) costs roughly $715 a year to charge at home in North Carolina, against roughly $2,403 a year for an equivalent gas car. That's a savings of about $1,688 a year.

Cost of a full charge

Covering the 2027 BMW iX3 50 xDrive (21 inch Summer Tires)'s EPA-rated 398-mile range takes about 127.3 kWh, which costs about $18.97 at North Carolina's residential rate — figured from the EPA's own combined range and consumption numbers, not the pack's nameplate capacity.

How this compares nationally

This combination ranks 3,436 of 20,400 state/model pairs for cost savings against gas (1 is cheapest). The BMW iX3 50 xDrive (21 inch Summer Tires) alone ranks 87 of 400 models for efficiency; North Carolina alone ranks 18 of 51 states for electricity price.

Before you install a home charger in North Carolina

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 North Carolina 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. At 14.9¢/kWh, North Carolina sits in the middle of the national range — the guide to why charging cost varies by state shows where.