California home charging cost for the 2026 Kia EV9 Long Range AWD

In California, home electricity runs 33.17¢/kWh — put a 2026 Kia EV9 Long Range AWD's EPA-rated 40 kWh/100mi against that and 100 miles costs $13.27, versus $16.02 for a gas car averaging 25.5 mpg. Charging at home is cheaper than gas here: 17.2% less than gas per mile, here specifically.

2026 Kia EV9 Long Range AWD: yearly cost in California

At fueleconomy.gov's default of 15,000 annual miles, the 2026 Kia EV9 Long Range AWD costs roughly $1,990 a year to charge at home in California, against roughly $2,403 a year for an equivalent gas car. That's a savings of about $413 a year.

Cost of a full charge

Covering the 2026 Kia EV9 Long Range AWD's EPA-rated 283-mile range takes about 113.2 kWh, which costs about $37.55 at California's residential rate — figured from the EPA's own combined range and consumption numbers, not the pack's nameplate capacity.

How this compares nationally

This combination ranks 19,626 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; California alone ranks 50 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 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.