Charging a 2027 Hyundai Ioniq 5 AWD XRT at home in Kentucky

At Kentucky's residential electricity rate of 14.37¢/kWh, a 2027 Hyundai Ioniq 5 AWD XRT (rated 35.8 kWh per 100 miles by the EPA) costs $5.14 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 67.9% cheaper per mile than gasoline in Kentucky — charging at home costs a fraction of what gas would here.

Annual cost, at 15 thousands miles a year

Kentucky owners putting 15,000 annual miles on a 2027 Hyundai Ioniq 5 AWD XRT spend about $771 on home electricity, compared to about $2,403 a gas-car equivalent would spend on fuel. Call it about $1,632 saved annually, at this mileage.

Cost of a full charge

At Kentucky's rate, fully covering this 2027 Hyundai Ioniq 5 AWD XRT's 259-mile EPA range costs about $13.31 (92.6 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 2027 Hyundai Ioniq 5 AWD XRT in Kentucky ranks 5,182 for cost savings versus gas — 1 being the best deal nationally. Separately, the Hyundai Ioniq 5 AWD XRT ranks 164 of 400 EV models for raw efficiency, and Kentucky ranks 16 of 51 for cheapest residential electricity.

Getting set up to charge a 2027 Hyundai Ioniq 5 AWD XRT 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.

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

More on how this number was built

Every figure on this page traces to a named EIA or EPA dataset — see the methodology guide. Kentucky's 14.37¢/kWh rate ranks 16 of 51 states; the state rate guide lays out the full spread.