Charging a 2026 Volkswagen ID.4 at home in Texas

In Texas, home electricity runs 16.11¢/kWh — put a 2026 Volkswagen ID.4's EPA-rated 29.8 kWh/100mi against that and 100 miles costs $4.8, versus $16.02 for a gas car averaging 25.5 mpg. That works out to 70% 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 2026 Volkswagen ID.4 spend about $720 on home electricity, compared to about $2,403 a gas-car equivalent would spend on fuel. Call it about $1,683 saved annually, at this mileage.

Filling up the 2026 Volkswagen ID.4, in dollars

At Texas's rate, fully covering this 2026 Volkswagen ID.4's 291-mile EPA range costs about $13.96 (86.7 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 2026 Volkswagen ID.4 in Texas ranks 3,663 for cost savings versus gas — 1 being the best deal nationally. Separately, the Volkswagen ID.4 ranks 53 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.

Line up a few Texas 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 2026 Volkswagen ID.4's cost in Texas. At 16.11¢/kWh, Texas sits in the middle of the national range — the guide to why charging cost varies by state shows where.