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

At Maine's residential electricity rate of 29.67¢/kWh, a 2027 Hyundai Ioniq 5 AWD XRT (rated 35.8 kWh per 100 miles by the EPA) costs $10.61 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 33.8% cheaper per mile than gasoline in Maine — charging at home is cheaper than gas here.

What a year of driving costs

Maine owners putting 15,000 annual miles on a 2027 Hyundai Ioniq 5 AWD XRT spend about $1,592 on home electricity, compared to about $2,403 a gas-car equivalent would spend on fuel. Call it about $811 saved annually, at this mileage.

Filling up the 2027 Hyundai Ioniq 5 AWD XRT, in dollars

At Maine's rate, fully covering this 2027 Hyundai Ioniq 5 AWD XRT's 259-mile EPA range costs about $27.48 (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 Maine ranks 18,016 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 Maine ranks 48 of 51 for cheapest residential electricity.

Before you install a home charger in Maine

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 Maine before deciding.

More on how this number was built

The methodology guide names the exact EIA and EPA tables behind this page's numbers. Maine has some of the highest residential electricity rates in the country — see the guide to why the cost varies so much by state for the full picture.