2026 Kia EV9 Standard Range RWD: home charging cost in Minnesota

A 2026 Kia EV9 Standard Range RWD draws 38 kWh per 100 miles per the EPA; at Minnesota's 15.98¢/kWh residential rate that's $6.07 per 100 miles charged at home, versus $16.02 for a 25.5-mpg gas car covering the same distance. Charging at home is much cheaper than gas here: 62.1% less than gas per mile, here specifically.

What a year of driving costs

Driving 15,000 miles a year — fueleconomy.gov's own default assumption — a 2026 Kia EV9 Standard Range RWD charged at home in Minnesota costs about $911/year in electricity, against about $2,403/year for the gas-car comparison. That's a savings of about $1,492 a year.

Cost of a full charge

A 2026 Kia EV9 Standard Range RWD needs roughly 87.4 kWh to reach its EPA-rated 230-mile range, which runs about $13.97 at 15.98¢/kWh in Minnesota.

How this compares nationally

This combination ranks 9,750 of 20,400 state/model pairs for cost savings against gas (1 is cheapest). The Kia EV9 Standard Range RWD alone ranks 219 of 400 models for efficiency; Minnesota alone ranks 26 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.

Ask a licensed Minnesota electrician to quote the install before this math becomes a real decision.

Where these figures come from

See the methodology guide for exactly which EIA and EPA figures feed 2026 Kia EV9 Standard Range RWD's cost in Minnesota. Curious how Minnesota's 15.98¢/kWh compares? The guide to charging cost by state ranks every state side by side.