Charging a 2027 BMW i5 xDrive40 Sedan (21 inch Wheels) at home in West Virginia
At West Virginia's residential electricity rate of 15.42¢/kWh, a 2027 BMW i5 xDrive40 Sedan (21 inch Wheels) (rated 36.5 kWh per 100 miles by the EPA) costs $5.63 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 64.9% cheaper per mile than gasoline in West Virginia — charging at home is much cheaper than gas here.
Annual cost, at 15 thousands miles a year
West Virginia owners putting 15,000 annual miles on a 2027 BMW i5 xDrive40 Sedan (21 inch Wheels) spend about $844 on home electricity, compared to about $2,403 a gas-car equivalent would spend on fuel. Call it about $1,559 saved annually, at this mileage.
What one full charge costs
At West Virginia's rate, fully covering this 2027 BMW i5 xDrive40 Sedan (21 inch Wheels)'s 262-mile EPA range costs about $14.75 (95.6 kWh) — the energy the EPA test actually used, not the battery's rated size.
Where this ranks
Among all 20,400 state-and-model combinations this site tracks, charging a 2027 BMW i5 xDrive40 Sedan (21 inch Wheels) in West Virginia ranks 7,566 for cost savings versus gas — 1 being the best deal nationally. Separately, the BMW i5 xDrive40 Sedan (21 inch Wheels) ranks 176 of 400 EV models for raw efficiency, and West Virginia ranks 24 of 51 for cheapest residential electricity.
Before you install a home charger in West 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.
Ask a licensed West Virginia electrician to quote the install before this math becomes a real decision.
More on how this number was built
See the methodology guide for exactly which EIA and EPA figures feed 2027 BMW i5 xDrive40 Sedan (21 inch Wheels)'s cost in West Virginia. At 15.42¢/kWh, West Virginia sits in the middle of the national range — the guide to why charging cost varies by state shows where.