What it costs to charge a 2026 Kia EV6 Long Range AWD (20 inch Wheels) in Illinois

In Illinois, home electricity runs 19.22¢/kWh — put a 2026 Kia EV6 Long Range AWD (20 inch Wheels)'s EPA-rated 34.6 kWh/100mi against that and 100 miles costs $6.65, versus $16.02 for a gas car averaging 25.5 mpg. That works out to 58.5% cheaper per mile than gasoline in Illinois — charging at home is much cheaper than gas here.

What a year of driving costs

Home charging this 2026 Kia EV6 Long Range AWD (20 inch Wheels) in Illinois runs about $997 over fueleconomy.gov's default 15,000 annual miles, versus about $2,403 for the gasoline equivalent. Call it about $1,406 saved annually, at this mileage.

Filling up the 2026 Kia EV6 Long Range AWD (20 inch Wheels), in dollars

$17.95 — that's what Illinois's 19.22¢/kWh rate puts on the 93.4 kWh a 2026 Kia EV6 Long Range AWD (20 inch Wheels) needs for its full 270-mile EPA range.

How this compares nationally

Among all 20,400 state-and-model combinations this site tracks, charging a 2026 Kia EV6 Long Range AWD (20 inch Wheels) in Illinois ranks 12,006 for cost savings versus gas — 1 being the best deal nationally. Separately, the Kia EV6 Long Range AWD (20 inch Wheels) ranks 138 of 400 EV models for raw efficiency, and Illinois ranks 36 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.

Get quotes from local electricians for Level 2 charger installation in Illinois before deciding.

More on how this number was built

The methodology guide names the exact EIA and EPA tables behind this page's numbers. At 19.22¢/kWh, Illinois sits in the middle of the national range — the guide to why charging cost varies by state shows where.