Charging a 2026 Volkswagen ID.4 AWD at home in Rhode Island

In Rhode Island, home electricity runs 29.45¢/kWh — put a 2026 Volkswagen ID.4 AWD's EPA-rated 33 kWh/100mi against that and 100 miles costs $9.71, versus $16.02 for a gas car averaging 25.5 mpg. That works out to 39.4% cheaper per mile than gasoline in Rhode Island — charging at home is cheaper than gas here.

Annual cost, at 15 thousands miles a year

Rhode Island owners putting 15,000 annual miles on a 2026 Volkswagen ID.4 AWD spend about $1,456 on home electricity, compared to about $2,403 a gas-car equivalent would spend on fuel. Call it about $947 saved annually, at this mileage.

What one full charge costs

At Rhode Island's rate, fully covering this 2026 Volkswagen ID.4 AWD's 263-mile EPA range costs about $25.54 (86.7 kWh) — the energy the EPA test actually used, not the battery's rated size.

2026 Volkswagen ID.4 AWD in Rhode Island, ranked

Among all 20,400 state-and-model combinations this site tracks, charging a 2026 Volkswagen ID.4 AWD in Rhode Island ranks 17,169 for cost savings versus gas — 1 being the best deal nationally. Separately, the Volkswagen ID.4 AWD ranks 108 of 400 EV models for raw efficiency, and Rhode Island ranks 47 of 51 for cheapest residential electricity.

Before you install a home charger in Rhode Island

Everything above is the per-mile and per-year cost once a home charger exists — getting one installed is a separate electrical job whose price depends on your panel and wiring, not the state average used here.

Ask a licensed Rhode Island electrician to quote the install before this math becomes a real decision.

More on how this number was built

See the methodology guide for exactly which EIA and EPA figures feed 2026 Volkswagen ID.4 AWD'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.