Montana home charging cost for the 2026 Kia EV9 Long Range AWD

At Montana's residential electricity rate of 13.77¢/kWh, a 2026 Kia EV9 Long Range AWD (rated 40 kWh per 100 miles by the EPA) costs $5.51 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. Charging at home costs a fraction of what gas would here: 65.6% less than gas per mile, here specifically.

What a year of driving costs

At fueleconomy.gov's default of 15,000 annual miles, the 2026 Kia EV9 Long Range AWD costs roughly $826 a year to charge at home in Montana, against roughly $2,403 a year for an equivalent gas car. That's a savings of about $1,577 a year.

Cost of a full charge

Covering the 2026 Kia EV9 Long Range AWD's EPA-rated 283-mile range takes about 113.2 kWh, which costs about $15.59 at Montana's residential rate — figured from the EPA's own combined range and consumption numbers, not the pack's nameplate capacity.

How this compares nationally

This combination ranks 7,044 of 20,400 state/model pairs for cost savings against gas (1 is cheapest). The Kia EV9 Long Range AWD alone ranks 269 of 400 models for efficiency; Montana alone ranks 10 of 51 states for electricity price.

Before you install a home charger in Montana

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 Montana 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 Montana's 13.77¢/kWh compares? The guide to charging cost by state ranks every state side by side.