2026 Hyundai Ioniq 5 N, CA Charging Cost

2026 Hyundai Ioniq 5 N: home charging cost in California

A 2026 Hyundai Ioniq 5 N draws 43 kWh per 100 miles per the EPA; at California's 33.17¢/kWh residential rate that's $14.26 per 100 miles charged at home, versus $16.02 for a 25.5-mpg gas car covering the same distance. Charging at home costs a little less than gas here: 11% 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 Hyundai Ioniq 5 N charged at home in California costs about $2,139/year in electricity, against about $2,403/year for the gas-car comparison. That's a savings of about $263 a year.

Cost of a full charge

A 2026 Hyundai Ioniq 5 N needs roughly 95 kWh to reach its EPA-rated 221-mile range, which runs about $31.52 at 33.17¢/kWh in California.

Where this ranks

This combination ranks 19,874 of 20,400 state/model pairs for cost savings against gas (1 is cheapest). The Hyundai Ioniq 5 N alone ranks 325 of 400 models for efficiency; California alone ranks 50 of 51 states for electricity price.

Getting set up to charge a 2026 Hyundai Ioniq 5 N at home

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 California 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. California has some of the highest residential electricity rates in the country, see the guide to why the cost varies so much by state for the full picture.