2026 Kia EV9 Standard Range RWD: home charging cost in Arizona

In Arizona, home electricity runs 15.45¢/kWh — put a 2026 Kia EV9 Standard Range RWD's EPA-rated 38 kWh/100mi against that and 100 miles costs $5.87, versus $16.02 for a gas car averaging 25.5 mpg. Charging at home is much cheaper than gas here: 63.4% less than gas per mile, here specifically.

2026 Kia EV9 Standard Range RWD: yearly cost in Arizona

Driving 15,000 miles a year — fueleconomy.gov's own default assumption — a 2026 Kia EV9 Standard Range RWD charged at home in Arizona costs about $881/year in electricity, against about $2,403/year for the gas-car comparison. That's a savings of about $1,522 a year.

What one full charge costs

A 2026 Kia EV9 Standard Range RWD needs roughly 87.4 kWh to reach its EPA-rated 230-mile range, which runs about $13.5 at 15.45¢/kWh in Arizona.

Where this ranks

This combination ranks 8,743 of 20,400 state/model pairs for cost savings against gas (1 is cheapest). The Kia EV9 Standard Range RWD alone ranks 219 of 400 models for efficiency; Arizona alone ranks 25 of 51 states for electricity price.

Next step: home charger installation

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 Arizona electrician quotes for Level 2 install before you commit either way.

Where these figures come from

Every figure on this page traces to a named EIA or EPA dataset — see the methodology guide. At 15.45¢/kWh, Arizona sits in the middle of the national range — the guide to why charging cost varies by state shows where.