2027 Hyundai Ioniq 5 RWD: home charging cost in Alabama

At Alabama's residential electricity rate of 16.58¢/kWh, a 2027 Hyundai Ioniq 5 RWD (rated 30 kWh per 100 miles by the EPA) costs $4.97 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: 69% less than gas per mile, here specifically.

Annual cost, at 15 thousands miles a year

Driving 15,000 miles a year — fueleconomy.gov's own default assumption — a 2027 Hyundai Ioniq 5 RWD charged at home in Alabama costs about $746/year in electricity, against about $2,403/year for the gas-car comparison. That's a savings of about $1,657 a year.

What one full charge costs

A 2027 Hyundai Ioniq 5 RWD needs roughly 95.4 kWh to reach its EPA-rated 318-mile range, which runs about $15.82 at 16.58¢/kWh in Alabama.

How this compares nationally

This combination ranks 4,344 of 20,400 state/model pairs for cost savings against gas (1 is cheapest). The Hyundai Ioniq 5 RWD alone ranks 55 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.

Line up a few Alabama electrician quotes for Level 2 install before you commit either way.

Where these figures come from

The methodology guide names the exact EIA and EPA tables behind this page's numbers. At 16.58¢/kWh, Alabama sits in the middle of the national range — the guide to why charging cost varies by state shows where.