Charging a 2026 Hyundai Ioniq 5 Robo taxi at home in South Dakota

At South Dakota's residential electricity rate of 14.33¢/kWh, a 2026 Hyundai Ioniq 5 Robo taxi (rated 47.5 kWh per 100 miles by the EPA) costs $6.81 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 57.5% cheaper per mile than gasoline in South Dakota — charging at home is much cheaper than gas here.

What a year of driving costs

South Dakota owners putting 15,000 annual miles on a 2026 Hyundai Ioniq 5 Robo taxi spend about $1,022 on home electricity, compared to about $2,403 a gas-car equivalent would spend on fuel. Call it about $1,381 saved annually, at this mileage.

Cost of a full charge

At South Dakota's rate, fully covering this 2026 Hyundai Ioniq 5 Robo taxi's 168-mile EPA range costs about $11.44 (79.8 kWh) — the energy the EPA test actually used, not the battery's rated size.

2026 Hyundai Ioniq 5 Robo taxi in South Dakota, ranked

Among all 20,400 state-and-model combinations this site tracks, charging a 2026 Hyundai Ioniq 5 Robo taxi in South Dakota ranks 12,517 for cost savings versus gas — 1 being the best deal nationally. Separately, the Hyundai Ioniq 5 Robo taxi ranks 375 of 400 EV models for raw efficiency, and South Dakota ranks 14 of 51 for cheapest residential electricity.

Getting set up to charge a 2026 Hyundai Ioniq 5 Robo taxi at home

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 South Dakota before deciding.

More on how this number was built

See the methodology guide for exactly which EIA and EPA figures feed 2026 Hyundai Ioniq 5 Robo taxi's cost in South Dakota. Curious how South Dakota's 14.33¢/kWh compares? The guide to charging cost by state ranks every state side by side.