2026 Kia EV9 Long Range AWD, CA Charging Cost

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.