2027 BMW i5 eDrive40 Sedan (21 inch Wheels): home charging cost in South Carolina

At South Carolina's residential electricity rate of 16.04¢/kWh, a 2027 BMW i5 eDrive40 Sedan (21 inch Wheels) (rated 33.9 kWh per 100 miles by the EPA) costs $5.43 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 costs a fraction of what gas would here: 66.1% 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 (21 inch Wheels) charged at home in South Carolina costs about $815/year in electricity, against about $2,403/year for the gas-car comparison. That's a savings of about $1,588 a year.

What one full charge costs

A 2027 BMW i5 eDrive40 Sedan (21 inch Wheels) needs roughly 94.8 kWh to reach its EPA-rated 280-mile range, which runs about $15.21 at 16.04¢/kWh in South Carolina.

2027 BMW i5 eDrive40 Sedan (21 inch Wheels) in South Carolina, ranked

This combination ranks 6,653 of 20,400 state/model pairs for cost savings against gas (1 is cheapest). The BMW i5 eDrive40 Sedan (21 inch Wheels) alone ranks 120 of 400 models for efficiency; South Carolina alone ranks 27 of 51 states for electricity price.

Getting set up to charge a 2027 BMW i5 eDrive40 Sedan (21 inch Wheels) 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.

Ask a licensed South Carolina electrician to quote the install before this math becomes a real decision.

Where these figures come from

Every figure on this page traces to a named EIA or EPA dataset — see the methodology guide. At 16.04¢/kWh, South Carolina sits in the middle of the national range — the guide to why charging cost varies by state shows where.