Alabama home charging cost for the 2026 Hyundai Ioniq 5 Robo taxi

In Alabama, home electricity runs 16.58¢/kWh — put a 2026 Hyundai Ioniq 5 Robo taxi's EPA-rated 47.5 kWh/100mi against that and 100 miles costs $7.88, versus $16.02 for a gas car averaging 25.5 mpg. Charging at home is much cheaper than gas here: 50.8% less than gas per mile, here specifically.

What a year of driving costs

At fueleconomy.gov's default of 15,000 annual miles, the 2026 Hyundai Ioniq 5 Robo taxi costs roughly $1,182 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 $1,221 a year.

What one full charge costs

Covering the 2026 Hyundai Ioniq 5 Robo taxi's EPA-rated 168-mile range takes about 79.8 kWh, which costs about $13.24 at Alabama's residential rate — figured from the EPA's own combined range and consumption numbers, not the pack's nameplate capacity.

Where this ranks

This combination ranks 14,866 of 20,400 state/model pairs for cost savings against gas (1 is cheapest). The Hyundai Ioniq 5 Robo taxi alone ranks 375 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. At 16.58¢/kWh, Alabama sits in the middle of the national range — the guide to why charging cost varies by state shows where.