What it costs to charge a 2026 Kia EV9 Long Range AWD in Hawaii

In Hawaii, home electricity runs 45.95¢/kWh — put a 2026 Kia EV9 Long Range AWD's EPA-rated 40 kWh/100mi against that and 100 miles costs $18.38, versus $16.02 for a gas car averaging 25.5 mpg. Here the math runs the other way: 14.7% more per mile than gasoline, because Hawaii's rate and this model's efficiency combine unfavorably.

Annual cost, at 15 thousands miles a year

Home charging this 2026 Kia EV9 Long Range AWD in Hawaii runs about $2,757 over fueleconomy.gov's default 15,000 annual miles, versus about $2,403 for the gasoline equivalent. At this mileage, that's roughly $354 a year worse than the gas comparison.

What one full charge costs

$52.02 — that's what Hawaii's 45.95¢/kWh rate puts on the 113.2 kWh a 2026 Kia EV9 Long Range AWD needs for its full 283-mile EPA range.

Where this ranks

Among all 20,400 state-and-model combinations this site tracks, charging a 2026 Kia EV9 Long Range AWD in Hawaii ranks 20,254 for cost savings versus gas — 1 being the best deal nationally. Separately, the Kia EV9 Long Range AWD ranks 269 of 400 EV models for raw efficiency, and Hawaii ranks 51 of 51 for cheapest residential electricity.

Before you install a home charger in Hawaii

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.

Line up a few Hawaii electrician quotes for Level 2 install before you commit either way.

More on how this number was built

The methodology guide names the exact EIA and EPA tables behind this page's numbers. This is one of the combinations where charging costs more than gas — the guide to when that happens explains why the arithmetic can go either way.