Charging a 2026 Kia Niro Electric at home in Illinois

At Illinois's residential electricity rate of 19.22¢/kWh, a 2026 Kia Niro Electric (rated 30 kWh per 100 miles by the EPA) costs $5.77 to drive 100 miles on home charging, against $16.02 for the same distance in a car averaging 25.5 mpg on gasoline at $4.085/gallon. That works out to 64% cheaper per mile than gasoline in Illinois — charging at home is much cheaper than gas here.

Annual cost, at 15 thousands miles a year

Illinois owners putting 15,000 annual miles on a 2026 Kia Niro Electric spend about $865 on home electricity, compared to about $2,403 a gas-car equivalent would spend on fuel. Call it about $1,538 saved annually, at this mileage.

Filling up the 2026 Kia Niro Electric, in dollars

At Illinois's rate, fully covering this 2026 Kia Niro Electric's 253-mile EPA range costs about $14.59 (75.9 kWh) — the energy the EPA test actually used, not the battery's rated size.

Where this ranks

Among all 20,400 state-and-model combinations this site tracks, charging a 2026 Kia Niro Electric in Illinois ranks 8,289 for cost savings versus gas — 1 being the best deal nationally. Separately, the Kia Niro Electric ranks 58 of 400 EV models for raw efficiency, and Illinois ranks 36 of 51 for cheapest residential electricity.

Getting set up to charge a 2026 Kia Niro Electric at home

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

See the methodology guide for exactly which EIA and EPA figures feed 2026 Kia Niro Electric's cost in Illinois. Illinois's 19.22¢/kWh rate ranks 36 of 51 states; the state rate guide lays out the full spread.