What it costs to charge a 2026 Kia EV9 Long Range AWD in Alabama

At Alabama's residential electricity rate of 16.58¢/kWh, a 2026 Kia EV9 Long Range AWD (rated 40 kWh per 100 miles by the EPA) costs $6.63 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 58.6% cheaper per mile than gasoline in Alabama — charging at home is much cheaper than gas here.

What a year of driving costs

Home charging this 2026 Kia EV9 Long Range AWD in Alabama runs about $995 over fueleconomy.gov's default 15,000 annual miles, versus about $2,403 for the gasoline equivalent. Call it about $1,408 saved annually, at this mileage.

What one full charge costs

$18.77 — that's what Alabama's 16.58¢/kWh rate puts on the 113.2 kWh a 2026 Kia EV9 Long Range AWD needs for its full 283-mile EPA range.

2026 Kia EV9 Long Range AWD in Alabama, ranked

Among all 20,400 state-and-model combinations this site tracks, charging a 2026 Kia EV9 Long Range AWD in Alabama ranks 11,933 for cost savings versus gas — 1 being the best deal nationally. Separately, the Kia EV9 Long Range AWD ranks 269 of 400 EV models for raw efficiency, and Alabama ranks 29 of 51 for cheapest residential electricity.

Before you install a home charger in Alabama

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

More on how this number was built

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.