Charging a 2026 Kia EV6 Long Range RWD at home in Illinois

A 2026 Kia EV6 Long Range RWD draws 29.6 kWh per 100 miles per the EPA; at Illinois's 19.22¢/kWh residential rate that's $5.69 per 100 miles charged at home, versus $16.02 for a 25.5-mpg gas car covering the same distance. That works out to 64.5% cheaper per mile than gasoline in Illinois — charging at home is much cheaper than gas here.

What a year of driving costs

Illinois owners putting 15,000 annual miles on a 2026 Kia EV6 Long Range RWD spend about $853 on home electricity, compared to about $2,403 a gas-car equivalent would spend on fuel. Call it about $1,550 saved annually, at this mileage.

What one full charge costs

At Illinois's rate, fully covering this 2026 Kia EV6 Long Range RWD's 319-mile EPA range costs about $18.14 (94.4 kWh) — the energy the EPA test actually used, not the battery's rated size.

How this compares nationally

Among all 20,400 state-and-model combinations this site tracks, charging a 2026 Kia EV6 Long Range RWD in Illinois ranks 7,910 for cost savings versus gas — 1 being the best deal nationally. Separately, the Kia EV6 Long Range RWD ranks 50 of 400 EV models for raw efficiency, and Illinois ranks 36 of 51 for cheapest residential electricity.

Before you install a home charger in Illinois

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 Illinois electrician to quote the install before this math becomes a real decision.

More on how this number was built

Every figure on this page traces to a named EIA or EPA dataset — see the methodology guide. Illinois's 19.22¢/kWh rate ranks 36 of 51 states; the state rate guide lays out the full spread.