Kia EV9
Kia EV9 overview
The Kia EV9 is an electric SUV from Kia, priced from ₹1.30 Cr – ₹1.40 Cr (ex-showroom, indicative). It pairs a 99.8 kWh battery with a claimed range of 561 km and 379 bhp of power. DC fast charging tops it up from 10–80% in about 24 minutes. It seats 7, drives the AWD wheels, and hits a top speed of 200 km/h. At ₹8 a unit the Kia EV9 works out at roughly ₹2.06 per kilometre, against about ₹5.00 for an equivalent petrol car.
Full specifications
Pros & cons
👍 What's good
- Long claimed range of 561 km
- Quick DC fast charging (10–80% in ~24 min)
- Strong performance (379 bhp)
- Spacious 7-seat cabin
👎 Watch-outs
- Premium pricing
- Higher upfront cost than petrol equivalents
Frequently asked questions
The Kia EV9 is priced from ₹1.30 Cr – ₹1.40 Cr ex-showroom (indicative, 2026).
It offers a claimed range of 561 km from its 99.8 kWh battery. Real-world range is typically 70–85% of this.
Yes — DC fast charging takes it from 10% to 80% in about 24 minutes.
On a home tariff of ~₹8/unit it costs roughly ₹1–1.5 per km — far less than a petrol equivalent at ₹6–8 per km.
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Find my EV →EVBharat analysis: what these numbers mean
The Kia EV9 is listed at 99.8 kWh with a claimed 561 km. Those two numbers drive everything below, which is arithmetic from Kia’s published specification rather than a road test — we do not test vehicles.
| Claimed range | 561 km (Kia figure) |
| Realistic range | about 404–449 km |
| Units for a full charge | about 109.8 (99.8 kWh plus charging loss) |
| Cost of a full charge | about ₹878 at ₹8 per unit |
| Running cost | about ₹2.06 per km |
At a realistic 404–449 km, the Kia EV9 is a genuine long-distance vehicle. Most intercity runs from a metro become a drive rather than a plan, which is the point at which range stops being the thing you shop on.
At a claimed 24 minutes on a DC fast charger, the Kia EV9 is among the quickest things on sale in India. On a long drive that is the difference between a coffee break and a meal.
Over 1,000 km in a month the Kia EV9 costs roughly ₹2060 in electricity at ₹8 a unit, against about ₹5000 of petrol for an equivalent car. That is ₹2940 a month and ₹35282 a year. Take the price difference you are actually quoted for the Kia EV9 against the petrol car you would otherwise buy, divide by ₹35282, and you have your own break-even in years — which is a far more useful number than any per-kilometre figure.
Filling the Kia EV9’s 99.8 kWh pack from empty draws about 109.8 units at the meter once charging losses are counted — roughly 33 hours on the 3.3 kW portable charger supplied with most cars, or about 15 hours on a 7.2 kW wallbox. On the Kia EV9 that gap is the practical argument for a wallbox — and all of it assumes you can plug in where you park.
Realistic range applies the 72–80% band set out in how we estimate real-world range, and ₹8 a unit is an assumption rather than your tariff — the calculator takes your own.
Kia EV9 specifications as published by Kia; range is claimed, not measured by us. Tell us if anything here is wrong.