Charging a 2026 Kia Niro Electric at home in Alabama

At Alabama's residential electricity rate of 16.58¢/kWh, a 2026 Kia Niro Electric (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. That works out to 69% cheaper per mile than gasoline in Alabama — charging at home costs a fraction of what gas would here.

Annual cost, at 15 thousands miles a year

Alabama owners putting 15,000 annual miles on a 2026 Kia Niro Electric spend about $746 on home electricity, compared to about $2,403 a gas-car equivalent would spend on fuel. Call it about $1,657 saved annually, at this mileage.

What one full charge costs

At Alabama's rate, fully covering this 2026 Kia Niro Electric's 253-mile EPA range costs about $12.58 (75.9 kWh) — the energy the EPA test actually used, not the battery's rated size.

Where this ranks

Among all 20,400 state-and-model combinations this site tracks, charging a 2026 Kia Niro Electric in Alabama ranks 4,347 for cost savings versus gas — 1 being the best deal nationally. Separately, the Kia Niro Electric ranks 58 of 400 EV models for raw efficiency, and Alabama ranks 29 of 51 for cheapest residential electricity.

Getting set up to charge a 2026 Kia Niro Electric at home

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

The methodology guide names the exact EIA and EPA tables behind this page's numbers. Curious how Alabama's 16.58¢/kWh compares? The guide to charging cost by state ranks every state side by side.