We’ve Used Up Our 2024 Kia EV9's Complimentary Electrify America Charging
Key Points
- Our long-term 2024 Kia EV9 came with 1,000 kilowatt-hours of free charging at Electrify America public charging stations.
- Our first complimentary charging session was in May 2024, and our last was in August 2025.
- It took nearly 20 charging sessions to use 1,000 kWh of energy.
As part of our purchase of a 2024 Kia EV9, we received 1,000 kilowatt-hours of free charging at Electrify America public charging stations. With many of our editors’ homes equipped with Level 2 charging, it took us more than a year and nearly 20 charging sessions to use up the complimentary juice.
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How Much Did We Save?
- Takeaway: According to Electrify America, we saved $516.09 in charging costs. Two additional charging sessions might have counted against our charging total, but they were logged as $0 and 0 kWh even though our own charging tracking indicates we received electricity.
Based on Electrify America charging data, we would’ve paid an additional $516.09 in charging costs if we hadn’t had complimentary charging. Counting that amount, our total charging costs to date would have been more than $2,500, with our DC fast-charging costs accounting for nearly $2,300 of that. Within the charging data are two sessions of roughly 20 minutes that registered at $0 and 0 kWh of energy delivered, but our own tracking data indicates the EV9 did actually receive energy during these sessions. So, uh, thanks, Electrify America?
How Many Kilowatt-Hours Did We Use?
- Takeaway: It appears we got slightly more than 1,000 kWh of charging free.
Obviously, we used 1,000 kWh, as that’s the amount of the perk. But based on the data from Electrify America, we got almost nine extra kWh on top of that. Our last charging session before the perk was used up hit the limit mid-session, but the free electricity doesn’t appear to have stopped at precisely 1,000 kWh.
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Can We Get More Free Charging?
- Takeaway: There are free charging stations all over the country, but most appear to be public Level 2 stations, not DC fast chargers.
There are a fair number of free public chargers throughout the country, though these are predominantly (if not entirely) slower Level 2 chargers and not DC fast chargers. Third-party apps like PlugShare will filter out pay stations and show only free ones, at least, which can be useful when you’re running a longer errand and need some energy for your electric vehicle.
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