Charging a 2026 Hyundai Ioniq 5 Robo taxi at home in Maine

At Maine's residential electricity rate of 29.67¢/kWh, a 2026 Hyundai Ioniq 5 Robo taxi (rated 47.5 kWh per 100 miles by the EPA) costs $14.1 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 12% cheaper per mile than gasoline in Maine — charging at home costs a little less than gas here.

2026 Hyundai Ioniq 5 Robo taxi: yearly cost in Maine

Maine owners putting 15,000 annual miles on a 2026 Hyundai Ioniq 5 Robo taxi spend about $2,115 on home electricity, compared to about $2,403 a gas-car equivalent would spend on fuel. Call it about $288 saved annually, at this mileage.

Cost of a full charge

At Maine's rate, fully covering this 2026 Hyundai Ioniq 5 Robo taxi's 168-mile EPA range costs about $23.69 (79.8 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 Hyundai Ioniq 5 Robo taxi in Maine ranks 19,841 for cost savings versus gas — 1 being the best deal nationally. Separately, the Hyundai Ioniq 5 Robo taxi ranks 375 of 400 EV models for raw efficiency, and Maine ranks 48 of 51 for cheapest residential electricity.

Next step: home charger installation

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

See the methodology guide for exactly which EIA and EPA figures feed 2026 Hyundai Ioniq 5 Robo taxi's cost in Maine. 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.