2026 Volkswagen ID.4 AWD: home charging cost in Ohio

A 2026 Volkswagen ID.4 AWD draws 33 kWh per 100 miles per the EPA; at Ohio's 18.53¢/kWh residential rate that's $6.11 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: 61.9% less than gas per mile, here specifically.

2026 Volkswagen ID.4 AWD: yearly cost in Ohio

Driving 15,000 miles a year — fueleconomy.gov's own default assumption — a 2026 Volkswagen ID.4 AWD charged at home in Ohio costs about $916/year in electricity, against about $2,403/year for the gas-car comparison. That's a savings of about $1,487 a year.

Cost of a full charge

A 2026 Volkswagen ID.4 AWD needs roughly 86.7 kWh to reach its EPA-rated 263-mile range, which runs about $16.07 at 18.53¢/kWh in Ohio.

How this compares nationally

This combination ranks 9,920 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; Ohio alone ranks 34 of 51 states for electricity price.

Getting set up to charge a 2026 Volkswagen ID.4 AWD at home

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 Ohio 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 18.53¢/kWh, Ohio sits in the middle of the national range — the guide to why charging cost varies by state shows where.