2026 Volkswagen ID.4: home charging cost in Washington

At Washington's residential electricity rate of 14.35¢/kWh, a 2026 Volkswagen ID.4 (rated 29.8 kWh per 100 miles by the EPA) costs $4.27 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 costs a fraction of what gas would here: 73.3% 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 Volkswagen ID.4 charged at home in Washington costs about $641/year in electricity, against about $2,403/year for the gas-car comparison. That's a savings of about $1,762 a year.

Filling up the 2026 Volkswagen ID.4, in dollars

A 2026 Volkswagen ID.4 needs roughly 86.7 kWh to reach its EPA-rated 291-mile range, which runs about $12.44 at 14.35¢/kWh in Washington.

2026 Volkswagen ID.4 in Washington, ranked

This combination ranks 1,684 of 20,400 state/model pairs for cost savings against gas (1 is cheapest). The Volkswagen ID.4 alone ranks 53 of 400 models for efficiency; Washington alone ranks 15 of 51 states for electricity price.

Before you install a home charger in Washington

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.

Get quotes from local electricians for Level 2 charger installation in Washington before deciding.

Where these figures come from

The methodology guide names the exact EIA and EPA tables behind this page's numbers. At 14.35¢/kWh, Washington sits in the middle of the national range — the guide to why charging cost varies by state shows where.