2026 Kia EV9 Long Range AWD: home charging cost in Arkansas

At Arkansas's residential electricity rate of 13.43¢/kWh, a 2026 Kia EV9 Long Range AWD (rated 40 kWh per 100 miles by the EPA) costs $5.37 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: 66.5% 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 2026 Kia EV9 Long Range AWD charged at home in Arkansas costs about $806/year in electricity, against about $2,403/year for the gas-car comparison. That's a savings of about $1,597 a year.

Filling up the 2026 Kia EV9 Long Range AWD, in dollars

A 2026 Kia EV9 Long Range AWD needs roughly 113.2 kWh to reach its EPA-rated 283-mile range, which runs about $15.2 at 13.43¢/kWh in Arkansas.

How this compares nationally

This combination ranks 6,265 of 20,400 state/model pairs for cost savings against gas (1 is cheapest). The Kia EV9 Long Range AWD alone ranks 269 of 400 models for efficiency; Arkansas alone ranks 6 of 51 states for electricity price.

Before you install a home charger in Arkansas

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 Arkansas 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. Curious how Arkansas's 13.43¢/kWh compares? The guide to charging cost by state ranks every state side by side.