2026 Kia Niro Electric: home charging cost in Indiana

A 2026 Kia Niro Electric draws 30 kWh per 100 miles per the EPA; at Indiana's 17.11¢/kWh residential rate that's $5.13 per 100 miles charged at home, versus $16.02 for a 25.5-mpg gas car covering the same distance. Charging at home costs a fraction of what gas would here: 68% less than gas per mile, here specifically.

2026 Kia Niro Electric: yearly cost in Indiana

Driving 15,000 miles a year — fueleconomy.gov's own default assumption — a 2026 Kia Niro Electric charged at home in Indiana costs about $770/year in electricity, against about $2,403/year for the gas-car comparison. That's a savings of about $1,633 a year.

Cost of a full charge

A 2026 Kia Niro Electric needs roughly 75.9 kWh to reach its EPA-rated 253-mile range, which runs about $12.99 at 17.11¢/kWh in Indiana.

2026 Kia Niro Electric in Indiana, ranked

This combination ranks 5,107 of 20,400 state/model pairs for cost savings against gas (1 is cheapest). The Kia Niro Electric alone ranks 58 of 400 models for efficiency; Indiana alone ranks 32 of 51 states for electricity price.

Next step: home charger installation

The numbers above assume Level 2 home charging is already in place — the electrical work behind that is a real, separate cost that varies by panel, wiring, and local labor rates, not something this page's per-mile math includes.

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

Where these figures come from

Every figure on this page traces to a named EIA or EPA dataset — see the methodology guide. Curious how Indiana's 17.11¢/kWh compares? The guide to charging cost by state ranks every state side by side.