What it costs to charge a 2026 Kia EV9 Standard Range RWD in North Carolina

A 2026 Kia EV9 Standard Range RWD draws 38 kWh per 100 miles per the EPA; at North Carolina's 14.9¢/kWh residential rate that's $5.66 per 100 miles charged at home, versus $16.02 for a 25.5-mpg gas car covering the same distance. That works out to 64.7% cheaper per mile than gasoline in North Carolina — charging at home is much cheaper than gas here.

What a year of driving costs

Home charging this 2026 Kia EV9 Standard Range RWD in North Carolina runs about $849 over fueleconomy.gov's default 15,000 annual miles, versus about $2,403 for the gasoline equivalent. Call it about $1,554 saved annually, at this mileage.

Filling up the 2026 Kia EV9 Standard Range RWD, in dollars

$13.02 — that's what North Carolina's 14.9¢/kWh rate puts on the 87.4 kWh a 2026 Kia EV9 Standard Range RWD needs for its full 230-mile EPA range.

How this compares nationally

Among all 20,400 state-and-model combinations this site tracks, charging a 2026 Kia EV9 Standard Range RWD in North Carolina ranks 7,745 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 North Carolina ranks 18 of 51 for cheapest residential electricity.

Next step: home charger installation

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 North Carolina electrician quotes for Level 2 install before you commit either way.

More on how this number was built

Every figure on this page traces to a named EIA or EPA dataset — see the methodology guide. North Carolina's 14.9¢/kWh rate ranks 18 of 51 states; the state rate guide lays out the full spread.