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

In California, home electricity runs 33.17¢/kWh — put a 2027 Hyundai Ioniq 5 Standard range's EPA-rated 29 kWh/100mi against that and 100 miles costs $9.62, versus $16.02 for a gas car averaging 25.5 mpg. That works out to 40% 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 Standard range in California runs about $1,443 over fueleconomy.gov's default 15,000 annual miles, versus about $2,403 for the gasoline equivalent. Call it about $960 saved annually, at this mileage.

What one full charge costs

$23.57 — that's what California's 33.17¢/kWh rate puts on the 71.1 kWh a 2027 Hyundai Ioniq 5 Standard range needs for its full 245-mile EPA range.

Where this ranks

Among all 20,400 state-and-model combinations this site tracks, charging a 2027 Hyundai Ioniq 5 Standard range in California ranks 17,069 for cost savings versus gas — 1 being the best deal nationally. Separately, the Hyundai Ioniq 5 Standard range ranks 38 of 400 EV models for raw efficiency, and California ranks 50 of 51 for cheapest residential electricity.

Next step: home charger installation

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

See the methodology guide for exactly which EIA and EPA figures feed 2027 Hyundai Ioniq 5 Standard range's cost in California. 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.