2025 head-to-head · Large Car

2025 Dodge Charger EV vs Kia K5

MPG, range and what each one really costs you to fuel, from official EPA ratings and recalculated with your own gas and electricity prices.

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✓ Cheaper to run
$931/ year to fuel
98 MPGe
✓ Cheaper to run
$1,550/ year to fuel
30 MPG

The 2025 Dodge Charger EV is the cheaper one to run. Driving 15,000 miles a year with 18¢/kWh electricity and $3.10/gal regular gas, it costs about $931 a year to fuel (98 MPGe), versus $1,550 for the 2025 Kia K5 (30 MPG). That's roughly $619 a year, or about $3,093 over five years.

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Fuel cost over 10 years

  • Dodge Charger EV
  • Kia K5

Side by side

Dodge Charger EVKia K5
$931 Your annual fuel cost $1,550
98 MPGe Combined efficiency 30 MPG
104 MPGe City 26 MPG
91 MPGe Highway 37 MPG
34.5 kWh Electricity use (kWh/100 mi) —
308 mi Driving range —
105 cu ft Passenger volume 105 cu ft
25 cu ft Cargo volume 16 cu ft
0 g/mi Tailpipe CO₂ (g/mi) 298 g/mi
9/10 EPA fuel economy score 6/10
10/10 EPA greenhouse gas score 6/10
9.9 hrs Charge time at 240V —
Electric Powertrain Gas
Electricity Fuel Regular gasoline
Electric motors (500 kW) Engine / motor 2.5L 4-cyl
Single-speed Transmission 8-speed automatic
AWD Drivetrain FWD

✓ marks the better value. EPA scores run 1–10 (10 is best). Volumes come from the EPA interior volume index and aren't published for every body style.

Dodge Charger EV vs Kia K5 across model years

  • Dodge Charger EV
  • Kia K5

Annual fuel cost of the most efficient configuration of each model year, at your prices. Click a point to open that year.

How they differ

Per EPA interior volume figures, the Dodge Charger EV has more cargo space (25 vs. 16 cu ft).

Among 25 2025 large cars, the Dodge Charger EV ranks 3rd and the Kia K5 10th for lowest fuel cost.

Because the Dodge Charger EV is fully electric, it has no tailpipe emissions and its running cost depends almost entirely on your electricity rate. Cheap overnight home charging widens its advantage over the Kia K5; relying on DC fast chargers can erase it.

Frequently asked questions

Which is more fuel-efficient, the 2025 Dodge Charger EV or the 2025 Kia K5?

Measured by cost to drive, the Dodge Charger EV. The Dodge Charger EV is rated 98 MPGe combined and the Kia K5 30 MPG (EPA, most efficient configuration of each).

How much does it cost to fuel the 2025 Dodge Charger EV vs. the Kia K5 per year?

At 15,000 miles a year with 18¢/kWh electricity and $3.10/gal regular gas, about $931 for the Dodge Charger EV and $1,550 for the Kia K5.

Which has more cargo space?

The Dodge Charger EV, with 25 cu ft of luggage volume versus 16 cu ft (EPA interior volume index).

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