What it costs to charge a 2026 BMW i5 M60 xDrive Sedan (20 inch Wheels) in Tennessee

At Tennessee's residential electricity rate of 13.9¢/kWh, a 2026 BMW i5 M60 xDrive Sedan (20 inch Wheels) (rated 35.8 kWh per 100 miles by the EPA) costs $4.98 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 68.9% cheaper per mile than gasoline in Tennessee — charging at home costs a fraction of what gas would here.

What a year of driving costs

Home charging this 2026 BMW i5 M60 xDrive Sedan (20 inch Wheels) in Tennessee runs about $747 over fueleconomy.gov's default 15,000 annual miles, versus about $2,403 for the gasoline equivalent. Call it about $1,656 saved annually, at this mileage.

Cost of a full charge

$13.24 — that's what Tennessee's 13.9¢/kWh rate puts on the 95.3 kWh a 2026 BMW i5 M60 xDrive Sedan (20 inch Wheels) needs for its full 266-mile EPA range.

Where this ranks

Among all 20,400 state-and-model combinations this site tracks, charging a 2026 BMW i5 M60 xDrive Sedan (20 inch Wheels) in Tennessee ranks 4,479 for cost savings versus gas — 1 being the best deal nationally. Separately, the BMW i5 M60 xDrive Sedan (20 inch Wheels) ranks 165 of 400 EV models for raw efficiency, and Tennessee ranks 13 of 51 for cheapest residential electricity.

Getting set up to charge a 2026 BMW i5 M60 xDrive Sedan (20 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.

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

More on how this number was built

Every figure on this page traces to a named EIA or EPA dataset — see the methodology guide. Tennessee's 13.9¢/kWh rate ranks 13 of 51 states; the state rate guide lays out the full spread.