2027 BMW i5 eDrive40 Sedan (19 inch Wheels): home charging cost in Pennsylvania

In Pennsylvania, home electricity runs 20.9¢/kWh — put a 2027 BMW i5 eDrive40 Sedan (19 inch Wheels)'s EPA-rated 28.9 kWh/100mi against that and 100 miles costs $6.05, versus $16.02 for a gas car averaging 25.5 mpg. Charging at home is much cheaper than gas here: 62.3% 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 eDrive40 Sedan (19 inch Wheels) charged at home in Pennsylvania costs about $907/year in electricity, against about $2,403/year for the gas-car comparison. That's a savings of about $1,496 a year.

Filling up the 2027 BMW i5 eDrive40 Sedan (19 inch Wheels), in dollars

A 2027 BMW i5 eDrive40 Sedan (19 inch Wheels) needs roughly 94.9 kWh to reach its EPA-rated 328-mile range, which runs about $19.84 at 20.9¢/kWh in Pennsylvania.

2027 BMW i5 eDrive40 Sedan (19 inch Wheels) in Pennsylvania, ranked

This combination ranks 9,635 of 20,400 state/model pairs for cost savings against gas (1 is cheapest). The BMW i5 eDrive40 Sedan (19 inch Wheels) alone ranks 37 of 400 models for efficiency; Pennsylvania alone ranks 37 of 51 states for electricity price.

Before you install a home charger in Pennsylvania

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 Pennsylvania 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. At 20.9¢/kWh, Pennsylvania sits in the middle of the national range — the guide to why charging cost varies by state shows where.