Charging a 2027 BMW i5 eDrive40 Sedan (19 inch Wheels) at home in Texas

At Texas's residential electricity rate of 16.11¢/kWh, a 2027 BMW i5 eDrive40 Sedan (19 inch Wheels) (rated 28.9 kWh per 100 miles by the EPA) costs $4.66 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 70.9% cheaper per mile than gasoline in Texas — charging at home costs a fraction of what gas would here.

Annual cost, at 15 thousands miles a year

Texas owners putting 15,000 annual miles on a 2027 BMW i5 eDrive40 Sedan (19 inch Wheels) spend about $699 on home electricity, compared to about $2,403 a gas-car equivalent would spend on fuel. Call it about $1,704 saved annually, at this mileage.

What one full charge costs

At Texas's rate, fully covering this 2027 BMW i5 eDrive40 Sedan (19 inch Wheels)'s 328-mile EPA range costs about $15.29 (94.9 kWh) — the energy the EPA test actually used, not the battery's rated size.

2027 BMW i5 eDrive40 Sedan (19 inch Wheels) in Texas, ranked

Among all 20,400 state-and-model combinations this site tracks, charging a 2027 BMW i5 eDrive40 Sedan (19 inch Wheels) in Texas ranks 3,059 for cost savings versus gas — 1 being the best deal nationally. Separately, the BMW i5 eDrive40 Sedan (19 inch Wheels) ranks 37 of 400 EV models for raw efficiency, and Texas ranks 28 of 51 for cheapest residential electricity.

Next step: home charger installation

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

More on how this number was built

The methodology guide names the exact EIA and EPA tables behind this page's numbers. Texas's 16.11¢/kWh rate ranks 28 of 51 states; the state rate guide lays out the full spread.