2026 BMW i7 eDrive50 Sedan (19 inch Wheels): home charging cost in Virginia

At Virginia's residential electricity rate of 16.69¢/kWh, a 2026 BMW i7 eDrive50 Sedan (19 inch Wheels) (rated 38.2 kWh per 100 miles by the EPA) costs $6.37 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. Charging at home is much cheaper than gas here: 60.2% less than gas per mile, here specifically.

What a year of driving costs

Driving 15,000 miles a year — fueleconomy.gov's own default assumption — a 2026 BMW i7 eDrive50 Sedan (19 inch Wheels) charged at home in Virginia costs about $956/year in electricity, against about $2,403/year for the gas-car comparison. That's a savings of about $1,447 a year.

What one full charge costs

A 2026 BMW i7 eDrive50 Sedan (19 inch Wheels) needs roughly 119.9 kWh to reach its EPA-rated 314-mile range, which runs about $20.02 at 16.69¢/kWh in Virginia.

How this compares nationally

This combination ranks 11,020 of 20,400 state/model pairs for cost savings against gas (1 is cheapest). The BMW i7 eDrive50 Sedan (19 inch Wheels) alone ranks 220 of 400 models for efficiency; Virginia alone ranks 31 of 51 states for electricity price.

Next step: home charger installation

The numbers above assume Level 2 home charging is already in place — the electrical work behind that is a real, separate cost that varies by panel, wiring, and local labor rates, not something this page's per-mile math includes.

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

Where these figures come from

See the methodology guide for exactly which EIA and EPA figures feed 2026 BMW i7 eDrive50 Sedan (19 inch Wheels)'s cost in Virginia. At 16.69¢/kWh, Virginia sits in the middle of the national range — the guide to why charging cost varies by state shows where.