Charging a 2027 BMW iX3 50 xDrive (22 inch Summer Tires) at home in South Carolina

At South Carolina's residential electricity rate of 16.04¢/kWh, a 2027 BMW iX3 50 xDrive (22 inch Summer Tires) (rated 32.5 kWh per 100 miles by the EPA) costs $5.21 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. That works out to 67.5% cheaper per mile than gasoline in South Carolina — charging at home costs a fraction of what gas would here.

What a year of driving costs

South Carolina owners putting 15,000 annual miles on a 2027 BMW iX3 50 xDrive (22 inch Summer Tires) spend about $781 on home electricity, compared to about $2,403 a gas-car equivalent would spend on fuel. Call it about $1,622 saved annually, at this mileage.

What one full charge costs

At South Carolina's rate, fully covering this 2027 BMW iX3 50 xDrive (22 inch Summer Tires)'s 392-mile EPA range costs about $20.41 (127.3 kWh) — the energy the EPA test actually used, not the battery's rated size.

How this compares nationally

Among all 20,400 state-and-model combinations this site tracks, charging a 2027 BMW iX3 50 xDrive (22 inch Summer Tires) in South Carolina ranks 5,504 for cost savings versus gas — 1 being the best deal nationally. Separately, the BMW iX3 50 xDrive (22 inch Summer Tires) ranks 100 of 400 EV models for raw efficiency, and South Carolina ranks 27 of 51 for cheapest residential electricity.

Before you install a home charger in South Carolina

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.

Line up a few South Carolina electrician quotes for Level 2 install before you commit either way.

More on how this number was built

See the methodology guide for exactly which EIA and EPA figures feed 2027 BMW iX3 50 xDrive (22 inch Summer Tires)'s cost in South Carolina. Curious how South Carolina's 16.04¢/kWh compares? The guide to charging cost by state ranks every state side by side.