What it costs to charge a 2027 BMW i5 eDrive40 Sedan (21 inch Wheels) in Tennessee

At Tennessee's residential electricity rate of 13.9¢/kWh, a 2027 BMW i5 eDrive40 Sedan (21 inch Wheels) (rated 33.9 kWh per 100 miles by the EPA) costs $4.71 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 70.6% cheaper per mile than gasoline in Tennessee — charging at home costs a fraction of what gas would here.

2027 BMW i5 eDrive40 Sedan (21 inch Wheels): yearly cost in Tennessee

Home charging this 2027 BMW i5 eDrive40 Sedan (21 inch Wheels) in Tennessee runs about $706 over fueleconomy.gov's default 15,000 annual miles, versus about $2,403 for the gasoline equivalent. Call it about $1,697 saved annually, at this mileage.

Cost of a full charge

$13.18 — that's what Tennessee's 13.9¢/kWh rate puts on the 94.8 kWh a 2027 BMW i5 eDrive40 Sedan (21 inch Wheels) needs for its full 280-mile EPA range.

Where this ranks

Among all 20,400 state-and-model combinations this site tracks, charging a 2027 BMW i5 eDrive40 Sedan (21 inch Wheels) in Tennessee ranks 3,272 for cost savings versus gas — 1 being the best deal nationally. Separately, the BMW i5 eDrive40 Sedan (21 inch Wheels) ranks 120 of 400 EV models for raw efficiency, and Tennessee ranks 13 of 51 for cheapest residential electricity.

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

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 Tennessee electrician to quote the install before this math becomes a real decision.

More on how this number was built

Every figure on this page traces to a named EIA or EPA dataset — see the methodology guide. Curious how Tennessee's 13.9¢/kWh compares? The guide to charging cost by state ranks every state side by side.