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

A 2027 BMW i5 eDrive40 Sedan (19 inch Wheels) draws 28.9 kWh per 100 miles per the EPA; at Virginia's 16.69¢/kWh residential rate that's $4.83 per 100 miles charged at home, versus $16.02 for a 25.5-mpg gas car covering the same distance. That works out to 69.9% cheaper per mile than gasoline in Virginia — charging at home costs a fraction of what gas would here.

Annual cost, at 15 thousands miles a year

Virginia owners putting 15,000 annual miles on a 2027 BMW i5 eDrive40 Sedan (19 inch Wheels) spend about $724 on home electricity, compared to about $2,403 a gas-car equivalent would spend on fuel. Call it about $1,679 saved annually, at this mileage.

Filling up the 2027 BMW i5 eDrive40 Sedan (19 inch Wheels), in dollars

At Virginia's rate, fully covering this 2027 BMW i5 eDrive40 Sedan (19 inch Wheels)'s 328-mile EPA range costs about $15.84 (94.9 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 i5 eDrive40 Sedan (19 inch Wheels) in Virginia ranks 3,734 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 Virginia ranks 31 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 Virginia 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. Virginia's 16.69¢/kWh rate ranks 31 of 51 states; the state rate guide lays out the full spread.