What it costs to charge a 2026 Hyundai Ioniq 5 Robo taxi in Tennessee

At Tennessee's residential electricity rate of 13.9¢/kWh, a 2026 Hyundai Ioniq 5 Robo taxi (rated 47.5 kWh per 100 miles by the EPA) costs $6.61 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 58.8% cheaper per mile than gasoline in Tennessee — charging at home is much cheaper than gas here.

What a year of driving costs

Home charging this 2026 Hyundai Ioniq 5 Robo taxi in Tennessee runs about $991 over fueleconomy.gov's default 15,000 annual miles, versus about $2,403 for the gasoline equivalent. Call it about $1,412 saved annually, at this mileage.

Filling up the 2026 Hyundai Ioniq 5 Robo taxi, in dollars

$11.1 — that's what Tennessee's 13.9¢/kWh rate puts on the 79.8 kWh a 2026 Hyundai Ioniq 5 Robo taxi needs for its full 168-mile EPA range.

How this compares nationally

Among all 20,400 state-and-model combinations this site tracks, charging a 2026 Hyundai Ioniq 5 Robo taxi in Tennessee ranks 11,836 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 Tennessee ranks 13 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 Tennessee before deciding.

More on how this number was built

The methodology guide names the exact EIA and EPA tables behind this page's numbers. At 13.9¢/kWh, Tennessee sits in the middle of the national range — the guide to why charging cost varies by state shows where.