Alabama home charging cost for the 2027 Hyundai Ioniq 5 AWD XRT

At Alabama's residential electricity rate of 16.58¢/kWh, a 2027 Hyundai Ioniq 5 AWD XRT (rated 35.8 kWh per 100 miles by the EPA) costs $5.93 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 is much cheaper than gas here: 63% 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 Hyundai Ioniq 5 AWD XRT costs roughly $889 a year to charge at home in Alabama, against roughly $2,403 a year for an equivalent gas car. That's a savings of about $1,514 a year.

Filling up the 2027 Hyundai Ioniq 5 AWD XRT, in dollars

Covering the 2027 Hyundai Ioniq 5 AWD XRT's EPA-rated 259-mile range takes about 92.6 kWh, which costs about $15.36 at Alabama's residential rate — figured from the EPA's own combined range and consumption numbers, not the pack's nameplate capacity.

How this compares nationally

This combination ranks 9,025 of 20,400 state/model pairs for cost savings against gas (1 is cheapest). The Hyundai Ioniq 5 AWD XRT alone ranks 164 of 400 models for efficiency; Alabama alone ranks 29 of 51 states for electricity price.

Before you install a home charger in Alabama

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.

Ask a licensed Alabama electrician to quote the install before this math becomes a real decision.

Where these figures come from

Every figure on this page traces to a named EIA or EPA dataset — see the methodology guide. Curious how Alabama's 16.58¢/kWh compares? The guide to charging cost by state ranks every state side by side.