What it costs to charge a 2027 Hyundai Ioniq 5 RWD in California

A 2027 Hyundai Ioniq 5 RWD draws 30 kWh per 100 miles per the EPA; at California's 33.17¢/kWh residential rate that's $9.95 per 100 miles charged at home, versus $16.02 for a 25.5-mpg gas car covering the same distance. That works out to 37.9% cheaper per mile than gasoline in California — charging at home is cheaper than gas here.

What a year of driving costs

Home charging this 2027 Hyundai Ioniq 5 RWD in California runs about $1,493 over fueleconomy.gov's default 15,000 annual miles, versus about $2,403 for the gasoline equivalent. Call it about $910 saved annually, at this mileage.

Filling up the 2027 Hyundai Ioniq 5 RWD, in dollars

$31.64 — that's what California's 33.17¢/kWh rate puts on the 95.4 kWh a 2027 Hyundai Ioniq 5 RWD needs for its full 318-mile EPA range.

2027 Hyundai Ioniq 5 RWD in California, ranked

Among all 20,400 state-and-model combinations this site tracks, charging a 2027 Hyundai Ioniq 5 RWD in California ranks 17,363 for cost savings versus gas — 1 being the best deal nationally. Separately, the Hyundai Ioniq 5 RWD ranks 55 of 400 EV models for raw efficiency, and California ranks 50 of 51 for cheapest residential electricity.

Getting set up to charge a 2027 Hyundai Ioniq 5 RWD 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 California electrician to quote the install before this math becomes a real decision.

More on how this number was built

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.