2026 Kia EV9 Standard Range RWD: home charging cost in New Mexico

A 2026 Kia EV9 Standard Range RWD draws 38 kWh per 100 miles per the EPA; at New Mexico's 14.82¢/kWh residential rate that's $5.63 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: 64.8% 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 EV9 Standard Range RWD charged at home in New Mexico costs about $845/year in electricity, against about $2,403/year for the gas-car comparison. That's a savings of about $1,558 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 $12.95 at 14.82¢/kWh in New Mexico.

How this compares nationally

This combination ranks 7,652 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; New Mexico alone ranks 17 of 51 states for electricity price.

Getting set up to charge a 2026 Kia EV9 Standard Range RWD 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.

Line up a few New Mexico 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. New Mexico's 14.82¢/kWh rate ranks 17 of 51 states; the state rate guide lays out the full spread.