West Virginia home charging cost for the 2027 BMW i5 xDrive40 Sedan (20 inch Wheels)

At West Virginia's residential electricity rate of 15.42¢/kWh, a 2027 BMW i5 xDrive40 Sedan (20 inch Wheels) (rated 35 kWh per 100 miles by the EPA) costs $5.4 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. Charging at home costs a fraction of what gas would here: 66.3% less than gas per mile, here specifically.

What a year of driving costs

At fueleconomy.gov's default of 15,000 annual miles, the 2027 BMW i5 xDrive40 Sedan (20 inch Wheels) costs roughly $810 a year to charge at home in West Virginia, against roughly $2,403 a year for an equivalent gas car. That's a savings of about $1,593 a year.

Filling up the 2027 BMW i5 xDrive40 Sedan (20 inch Wheels), in dollars

Covering the 2027 BMW i5 xDrive40 Sedan (20 inch Wheels)'s EPA-rated 273-mile range takes about 95.6 kWh, which costs about $14.74 at West Virginia's residential rate — figured from the EPA's own combined range and consumption numbers, not the pack's nameplate capacity.

2027 BMW i5 xDrive40 Sedan (20 inch Wheels) in West Virginia, ranked

This combination ranks 6,494 of 20,400 state/model pairs for cost savings against gas (1 is cheapest). The BMW i5 xDrive40 Sedan (20 inch Wheels) alone ranks 149 of 400 models for efficiency; West Virginia alone ranks 24 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 West Virginia electrician quotes for Level 2 install before you commit either way.

Where these figures come from

Every figure on this page traces to a named EIA or EPA dataset — see the methodology guide. West Virginia's 15.42¢/kWh rate ranks 24 of 51 states; the state rate guide lays out the full spread.