2027 BMW iX3 50 xDrive (22 inch Summer Tires): home charging cost in Rhode Island

At Rhode Island's residential electricity rate of 29.45¢/kWh, a 2027 BMW iX3 50 xDrive (22 inch Summer Tires) (rated 32.5 kWh per 100 miles by the EPA) costs $9.56 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 is much cheaper than gas here: 40.3% 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 iX3 50 xDrive (22 inch Summer Tires) charged at home in Rhode Island costs about $1,434/year in electricity, against about $2,403/year for the gas-car comparison. That's a savings of about $969 a year.

What one full charge costs

A 2027 BMW iX3 50 xDrive (22 inch Summer Tires) needs roughly 127.3 kWh to reach its EPA-rated 392-mile range, which runs about $37.48 at 29.45¢/kWh in Rhode Island.

Where this ranks

This combination ranks 17,035 of 20,400 state/model pairs for cost savings against gas (1 is cheapest). The BMW iX3 50 xDrive (22 inch Summer Tires) alone ranks 100 of 400 models for efficiency; Rhode Island alone ranks 47 of 51 states for electricity price.

Before you install a home charger in Rhode Island

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 Rhode Island 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. Rhode Island has some of the highest residential electricity rates in the country — see the guide to why the cost varies so much by state for the full picture.