The EV6 records the fastest 10-80 per cent time of any car in our database at 17 minutes — on a 350 kW station. On a 150 kW post it takes about 22, and on a 50 kW one over an hour. At home it fills in roughly 8.1 hours for about $16.36, or $5.45 per 100 miles.
How long it takes to charge
| Where | Power | Time | What that is |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home, Level 1 | 1.4 kW | ≈ 62 hours est | Empty to full on a 120 V household outlet at 12 A — suited to daily top-ups; a full charge can take days |
| Home, Level 2 | 7.7 kW | 11.5 hours | Empty to full, overnight |
| Home, Level 2 | 11.0 kW | 8.1 hours | Empty to full, overnight capped by the 11.0 kW onboard charger |
| Public DC, at its peak | 263 kW | 17 min | 10 to 80 per cent — the figure to compare cars on |
| Public DC station | 50 kW | ≈ 67 min est | 10 to 80 per cent, held back by the station |
| Public DC station | 150 kW | ≈ 22 min est | 10 to 80 per cent, held back by the station |
| Public DC station | 350 kW | ≈ 17 min | 10 to 80 per cent — the car reaches its own limit here, not the station |
What it costs to charge
| Charging at | Rate | Full charge | Per 100 miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home | $0.184/kWh | $16.36 | $5.45 |
| Public DC fast charging | $0.48/kWh | $38.40 | $14.21 |
| A petrol car, for comparison | $4.07/gal | — | $15.07 |
Assumptions, all editable in the running-cost calculator: $0.184/kWh at home (EIA US residential average) and $0.48/kWh on public DC, against petrol at $4.07 a gallon and 27 mpg. Charging is about 90 per cent efficient, so putting 80.0 kWh into this battery costs 88.9 kWh at the meter — 8.9 kWh that never reaches the pack. The rated consumption figures are measured at the wall already and need no such correction.
Over 13,500 miles a year — the US average — that is $735.26 of electricity charging at home, against $2,035.00 of petrol in the comparison car: a difference of $1,299.74 a year.
The same car as an Ioniq 5, mechanically
The EV6 shares its 800-volt platform, 84 kWh pack, 168 kW motor and 263 kW charging peak with the Hyundai Ioniq 5. Our figures separate them by one minute of charging and seven cents per 100 miles — both inside the margin of any single test.
So do not choose between these two on charging or running cost. Choose on shape, boot access and rear headroom, where they genuinely differ. The full side-by-side is on Ioniq 5 vs EV6.
Why the station matters more here than for most cars
Most cars in our database reach their quoted 10-80 time on a 150 kW charger and gain nothing above it. The EV6 does not: it can absorb 263 kW, so a 350 kW station returns about five minutes that a 150 kW one cannot.
That is a planning fact rather than a specification. The headline seventeen minutes is real and conditional, and pulling into a 150 kW post expecting it will leave you waiting longer than the brochure implied.
Quick to charge, mid-pack to run
At 29.6 kWh per 100 miles the EV6 costs about $735 a year in electricity over average US mileage — more than the Ioniq 6‘s $646 from the same platform, because the EV6 is the taller and less slippery body of the two.
It also carries 3.6 kW of vehicle-to-load, which most cars here do not.
Miles of range per hour, at every charger
The tables above answer “how long does a full charge take”. The question most drivers actually have at a plug is different: how much range goes in per hour, and how long until the next 100 miles are on the clock. This table answers that for every kind of charger, from a household 120-volt outlet to a 350 kW station, using the same figures as the rest of the page — the EPA’s 29.6 kWh per 100 miles, which is measured at the wall, and the measured 17-minute 10-80 per cent time. Rated range is used throughout; in winter, or at motorway speed, every row shrinks by the same proportion.
| Charger | Power at the car | Miles per hour | Add 100 mi | Empty to full | What sets the rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Household outlet, Level 1 (120 V, 12 A) | 1.4 kW | 5 mi/h | 20 h 33 min | 61 h 44 min | the EPA figure, measured at the wall |
| Home wallbox, Level 2 | 7.7 kW | 26 mi/h | 3 h 51 min | 11 h 33 min | the EPA figure, measured at the wall |
| Home wallbox, Level 2 | 11.0 kW | 37 mi/h | 2 h 41 min | 8 h 5 min | capped by the 11.0 kW onboard charger |
| Public DC station | 50 kW | 199 mi/h | 30 min | — | held back by the station (estimate) |
| Public DC station | 150 kW | 598 mi/h | 10 min | — | held back by the station (estimate) |
| Public DC station | 350 kW | 788 mi/h | 8 min | — | the car’s own 17-minute 10-80 curve is the limit |
A Level 1 outlet adds about 5 miles an hour — 49 miles in a ten-hour overnight stop, enough for a commute and not for much else. A 7.7 kW wallbox raises that to 26 miles an hour, so 100 miles takes 3 h 51 min and the car is full from empty in 11 h 33 min. On DC the useful figure is 598 miles an hour at a 150 kW post, rising to 788 at 350 kW — 100 miles in 10 min. The 50 kW row is the one to remember on a road trip: the station, not the car, sets the pace, and 100 miles takes 30 min.
The per-hour figures do not change with your electricity price, but the cost of every hour does: the residential rate runs from 13.11 cents a kWh in Nevada to 52.72 in Hawaii (EIA, June 2026). We publish the arithmetic for this car in every state — South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah — and a 50-state table ranked cheapest first.
Where these numbers will mislead you
Cold. Seventeen minutes assumes a pre-conditioned battery on a working 350 kW charger. Neither is guaranteed in February.
Power sharing. Many cabinets split output between two bays, so arriving next to another car can halve your rate with no warning.
Frequently asked questions
How long does it take to charge a Kia EV6?
About 17 minutes from 10 to 80 per cent on a 350 kW station, roughly 22 on a 150 kW one, and over an hour on a 50 kW post. At home on an 11 kW wallbox, about 8.1 hours from empty.
How much does it cost to charge a Kia EV6?
About $16.36 for a full charge at the US average residential rate, or roughly $5.45 per 100 miles — around $735 a year over average US mileage, against roughly $2,035 of petrol.
Is the EV6 faster to charge than the Ioniq 5?
By one minute over the 10-80 window, which is inside test-to-test variation. Treat them as equal — they share the hardware.
How many kWh does it take to fully charge a Kia EV6?
The pack holds 80 kWh usable, but you pay for what comes out of the wall, and AC charging is roughly 90 per cent efficient — so a full charge draws about 89 kWh. That is the figure your electricity bill sees, and it is why the full-charge cost above is higher than capacity multiplied by tariff would suggest.
The same arithmetic across every car on this site: how many kWh a full charge really takes, 7.7 kW against 11.5 kW at home, and what charging costs per month.
Sources
Figures are credited individually on the Kia EV6 84 kWh RWD page. Tariff assumptions are on the methodology page.