2026 Kia Niro Electric: home charging cost in New Hampshire

A 2026 Kia Niro Electric draws 30 kWh per 100 miles per the EPA; at New Hampshire's 26.83¢/kWh residential rate that's $8.05 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: 49.8% 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 Niro Electric charged at home in New Hampshire costs about $1,207/year in electricity, against about $2,403/year for the gas-car comparison. That's a savings of about $1,196 a year.

Cost of a full charge

A 2026 Kia Niro Electric needs roughly 75.9 kWh to reach its EPA-rated 253-mile range, which runs about $20.36 at 26.83¢/kWh in New Hampshire.

Where this ranks

This combination ranks 15,128 of 20,400 state/model pairs for cost savings against gas (1 is cheapest). The Kia Niro Electric alone ranks 58 of 400 models for efficiency; New Hampshire alone ranks 43 of 51 states for electricity price.

Getting set up to charge a 2026 Kia Niro Electric at home

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 New Hampshire electrician to quote the install before this math becomes a real decision.

Where these figures come from

The methodology guide names the exact EIA and EPA tables behind this page's numbers. At 26.83¢/kWh, New Hampshire sits in the middle of the national range — the guide to why charging cost varies by state shows where.