Charging a 2026 Kia EV9 Standard Range RWD at home in New Jersey

At New Jersey's residential electricity rate of 23.65¢/kWh, a 2026 Kia EV9 Standard Range RWD (rated 38 kWh per 100 miles by the EPA) costs $8.99 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 43.9% cheaper per mile than gasoline in New Jersey — charging at home is much cheaper than gas here.

What a year of driving costs

New Jersey owners putting 15,000 annual miles on a 2026 Kia EV9 Standard Range RWD spend about $1,348 on home electricity, compared to about $2,403 a gas-car equivalent would spend on fuel. Call it about $1,055 saved annually, at this mileage.

Cost of a full charge

At New Jersey's rate, fully covering this 2026 Kia EV9 Standard Range RWD's 230-mile EPA range costs about $20.67 (87.4 kWh) — the energy the EPA test actually used, not the battery's rated size.

2026 Kia EV9 Standard Range RWD in New Jersey, ranked

Among all 20,400 state-and-model combinations this site tracks, charging a 2026 Kia EV9 Standard Range RWD in New Jersey ranks 16,370 for cost savings versus gas — 1 being the best deal nationally. Separately, the Kia EV9 Standard Range RWD ranks 219 of 400 EV models for raw efficiency, and New Jersey ranks 40 of 51 for cheapest residential electricity.

Before you install a home charger in New Jersey

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.

Line up a few New Jersey electrician quotes for Level 2 install before you commit either way.

More on how this number was built

See the methodology guide for exactly which EIA and EPA figures feed 2026 Kia EV9 Standard Range RWD's cost in New Jersey. New Jersey's 23.65¢/kWh rate ranks 40 of 51 states; the state rate guide lays out the full spread.