2026 Kia Niro Electric: home charging cost in Tennessee

At Tennessee's residential electricity rate of 13.9¢/kWh, a 2026 Kia Niro Electric (rated 30 kWh per 100 miles by the EPA) costs $4.17 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. Charging at home costs a fraction of what gas would here: 74% 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 Niro Electric charged at home in Tennessee costs about $626/year in electricity, against about $2,403/year for the gas-car comparison. That's a savings of about $1,777 a year.

Filling up the 2026 Kia Niro Electric, in dollars

A 2026 Kia Niro Electric needs roughly 75.9 kWh to reach its EPA-rated 253-mile range, which runs about $10.55 at 13.9¢/kWh in Tennessee.

How this compares nationally

This combination ranks 1,381 of 20,400 state/model pairs for cost savings against gas (1 is cheapest). The Kia Niro Electric alone ranks 58 of 400 models for efficiency; Tennessee alone ranks 13 of 51 states for electricity price.

Next step: home charger installation

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.

Ask a licensed Tennessee electrician to quote the install before this math becomes a real decision.

Where these figures come from

See the methodology guide for exactly which EIA and EPA figures feed 2026 Kia Niro Electric's cost in Tennessee. Tennessee's 13.9¢/kWh rate ranks 13 of 51 states; the state rate guide lays out the full spread.