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

A 2026 Kia EV9 Long Range AWD draws 40 kWh per 100 miles per the EPA; at Illinois's 19.22¢/kWh residential rate that's $7.69 per 100 miles charged at home, versus $16.02 for a 25.5-mpg gas car covering the same distance. That works out to 52% cheaper per mile than gasoline in Illinois — charging at home is much cheaper than gas here.

2026 Kia EV9 Long Range AWD: yearly cost in Illinois

Home charging this 2026 Kia EV9 Long Range AWD in Illinois runs about $1,153 over fueleconomy.gov's default 15,000 annual miles, versus about $2,403 for the gasoline equivalent. Call it about $1,250 saved annually, at this mileage.

Cost of a full charge

$21.76 — that's what Illinois's 19.22¢/kWh rate puts on the 113.2 kWh a 2026 Kia EV9 Long Range AWD needs for its full 283-mile EPA range.

2026 Kia EV9 Long Range AWD in Illinois, ranked

Among all 20,400 state-and-model combinations this site tracks, charging a 2026 Kia EV9 Long Range AWD in Illinois ranks 14,546 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 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.

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

More on how this number was built

Every figure on this page traces to a named EIA or EPA dataset — see the methodology guide. At 19.22¢/kWh, Illinois sits in the middle of the national range — the guide to why charging cost varies by state shows where.