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

At Virginia's residential electricity rate of 16.69¢/kWh, a 2026 Kia EV9 Standard Range RWD (rated 38 kWh per 100 miles by the EPA) costs $6.34 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 60.4% cheaper per mile than gasoline in Virginia — charging at home is much cheaper than gas here.

2026 Kia EV9 Standard Range RWD: yearly cost in Virginia

Home charging this 2026 Kia EV9 Standard Range RWD in Virginia runs about $951 over fueleconomy.gov's default 15,000 annual miles, versus about $2,403 for the gasoline equivalent. Call it about $1,452 saved annually, at this mileage.

Cost of a full charge

$14.59 — that's what Virginia's 16.69¢/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 Virginia ranks 10,866 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 Virginia ranks 31 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 Virginia electrician quotes for Level 2 install before you commit either way.

More on how this number was built

See the methodology guide for exactly which EIA and EPA figures feed 2026 Kia EV9 Standard Range RWD's cost in Virginia. Virginia's 16.69¢/kWh rate ranks 31 of 51 states; the state rate guide lays out the full spread.