Charging a 2026 Kia Niro Electric at home in New Jersey

At New Jersey's residential electricity rate of 23.65¢/kWh, a 2026 Kia Niro Electric (rated 30 kWh per 100 miles by the EPA) costs $7.1 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 55.7% cheaper per mile than gasoline in New Jersey — charging at home is much cheaper than gas here.

Annual cost, at 15 thousands miles a year

New Jersey owners putting 15,000 annual miles on a 2026 Kia Niro Electric spend about $1,064 on home electricity, compared to about $2,403 a gas-car equivalent would spend on fuel. Call it about $1,339 saved annually, at this mileage.

Filling up the 2026 Kia Niro Electric, in dollars

At New Jersey's rate, fully covering this 2026 Kia Niro Electric's 253-mile EPA range costs about $17.95 (75.9 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 Kia Niro Electric in New Jersey ranks 13,252 for cost savings versus gas — 1 being the best deal nationally. Separately, the Kia Niro Electric ranks 58 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.

Get quotes from local electricians for Level 2 charger installation in New Jersey before deciding.

More on how this number was built

Every figure on this page traces to a named EIA or EPA dataset — see the methodology guide. At 23.65¢/kWh, New Jersey sits in the middle of the national range — the guide to why charging cost varies by state shows where.