What it costs to charge a 2026 BMW i4 eDrive40 Gran Coupe (18 inch wheels) in West Virginia
At West Virginia's residential electricity rate of 15.42¢/kWh, a 2026 BMW i4 eDrive40 Gran Coupe (18 inch wheels) (rated 28.5 kWh per 100 miles by the EPA) costs $4.4 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 72.5% cheaper per mile than gasoline in West Virginia — charging at home costs a fraction of what gas would here.
What a year of driving costs
Home charging this 2026 BMW i4 eDrive40 Gran Coupe (18 inch wheels) in West Virginia runs about $660 over fueleconomy.gov's default 15,000 annual miles, versus about $2,403 for the gasoline equivalent. Call it about $1,743 saved annually, at this mileage.
Cost of a full charge
$14.65 — that's what West Virginia's 15.42¢/kWh rate puts on the 95 kWh a 2026 BMW i4 eDrive40 Gran Coupe (18 inch wheels) needs for its full 333-mile EPA range.
How this compares nationally
Among all 20,400 state-and-model combinations this site tracks, charging a 2026 BMW i4 eDrive40 Gran Coupe (18 inch wheels) in West Virginia ranks 2,111 for cost savings versus gas — 1 being the best deal nationally. Separately, the BMW i4 eDrive40 Gran Coupe (18 inch wheels) ranks 31 of 400 EV models for raw efficiency, and West Virginia ranks 24 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 West Virginia 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 BMW i4 eDrive40 Gran Coupe (18 inch wheels)'s cost in West Virginia. Curious how West Virginia's 15.42¢/kWh compares? The guide to charging cost by state ranks every state side by side.