Charging a 2026 Kia EV9 GT at home in West Virginia

At West Virginia's residential electricity rate of 15.42¢/kWh, a 2026 Kia EV9 GT (rated 43 kWh per 100 miles by the EPA) costs $6.63 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 58.6% cheaper per mile than gasoline in West Virginia — charging at home is much cheaper than gas here.

2026 Kia EV9 GT: yearly cost in West Virginia

West Virginia owners putting 15,000 annual miles on a 2026 Kia EV9 GT spend about $995 on home electricity, compared to about $2,403 a gas-car equivalent would spend on fuel. Call it about $1,408 saved annually, at this mileage.

Cost of a full charge

At West Virginia's rate, fully covering this 2026 Kia EV9 GT's 260-mile EPA range costs about $17.24 (111.8 kWh) — the energy the EPA test actually used, not the battery's rated size.

2026 Kia EV9 GT in West Virginia, ranked

Among all 20,400 state-and-model combinations this site tracks, charging a 2026 Kia EV9 GT in West Virginia ranks 11,985 for cost savings versus gas — 1 being the best deal nationally. Separately, the Kia EV9 GT ranks 326 of 400 EV models for raw efficiency, and West Virginia ranks 24 of 51 for cheapest residential electricity.

Before you install a home charger in West Virginia

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 West 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 GT's cost in West Virginia. At 15.42¢/kWh, West Virginia sits in the middle of the national range — the guide to why charging cost varies by state shows where.