Charging a 2026 BMW iX xDrive45 (21 inch Wheels) at home in Virginia

At Virginia's residential electricity rate of 16.69¢/kWh, a 2026 BMW iX xDrive45 (21 inch Wheels) (rated 37.7 kWh per 100 miles by the EPA) costs $6.3 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 60.7% cheaper per mile than gasoline in Virginia — charging at home is much cheaper than gas here.

What a year of driving costs

Virginia owners putting 15,000 annual miles on a 2026 BMW iX xDrive45 (21 inch Wheels) spend about $944 on home electricity, compared to about $2,403 a gas-car equivalent would spend on fuel. Call it about $1,459 saved annually, at this mileage.

Filling up the 2026 BMW iX xDrive45 (21 inch Wheels), in dollars

At Virginia's rate, fully covering this 2026 BMW iX xDrive45 (21 inch Wheels)'s 297-mile EPA range costs about $18.7 (112 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 BMW iX xDrive45 (21 inch Wheels) in Virginia ranks 10,699 for cost savings versus gas — 1 being the best deal nationally. Separately, the BMW iX xDrive45 (21 inch Wheels) ranks 211 of 400 EV models for raw efficiency, and Virginia ranks 31 of 51 for cheapest residential electricity.

Before you install a home charger in Virginia

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 Virginia 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. Virginia's 16.69¢/kWh rate ranks 31 of 51 states; the state rate guide lays out the full spread.