2026 Volkswagen ID.4: home charging cost in Rhode Island

At Rhode Island's residential electricity rate of 29.45¢/kWh, a 2026 Volkswagen ID.4 (rated 29.8 kWh per 100 miles by the EPA) costs $8.77 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 is much cheaper than gas here: 45.2% less than gas per mile, here specifically.

2026 Volkswagen ID.4: yearly cost in Rhode Island

Driving 15,000 miles a year — fueleconomy.gov's own default assumption — a 2026 Volkswagen ID.4 charged at home in Rhode Island costs about $1,316/year in electricity, against about $2,403/year for the gas-car comparison. That's a savings of about $1,087 a year.

Filling up the 2026 Volkswagen ID.4, in dollars

A 2026 Volkswagen ID.4 needs roughly 86.7 kWh to reach its EPA-rated 291-mile range, which runs about $25.52 at 29.45¢/kWh in Rhode Island.

How this compares nationally

This combination ranks 16,140 of 20,400 state/model pairs for cost savings against gas (1 is cheapest). The Volkswagen ID.4 alone ranks 53 of 400 models for efficiency; Rhode Island alone ranks 47 of 51 states for electricity price.

Getting set up to charge a 2026 Volkswagen ID.4 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.

Get quotes from local electricians for Level 2 charger installation in Rhode Island before deciding.

Where these figures come from

See the methodology guide for exactly which EIA and EPA figures feed 2026 Volkswagen ID.4's cost in Rhode Island. 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.