Charging a 2026 Kia EV9 Standard Range RWD at home in Alabama

At Alabama's residential electricity rate of 16.58¢/kWh, a 2026 Kia EV9 Standard Range RWD (rated 38 kWh per 100 miles by the EPA) costs $6.3 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 60.7% cheaper per mile than gasoline in Alabama — charging at home is much cheaper than gas here.

Annual cost, at 15 thousands miles a year

Alabama owners putting 15,000 annual miles on a 2026 Kia EV9 Standard Range RWD spend about $945 on home electricity, compared to about $2,403 a gas-car equivalent would spend on fuel. Call it about $1,458 saved annually, at this mileage.

Cost of a full charge

At Alabama's rate, fully covering this 2026 Kia EV9 Standard Range RWD's 230-mile EPA range costs about $14.49 (87.4 kWh) — the energy the EPA test actually used, not the battery's rated size.

How this compares nationally

Among all 20,400 state-and-model combinations this site tracks, charging a 2026 Kia EV9 Standard Range RWD in Alabama ranks 10,651 for cost savings versus gas — 1 being the best deal nationally. Separately, the Kia EV9 Standard Range RWD ranks 219 of 400 EV models for raw efficiency, and Alabama ranks 29 of 51 for cheapest residential electricity.

Next step: home charger installation

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.

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

More on how this number was built

The methodology guide names the exact EIA and EPA tables behind this page's numbers. Alabama's 16.58¢/kWh rate ranks 29 of 51 states; the state rate guide lays out the full spread.