2024 head-to-head · Midsize & Large SUV

2024 Kia EV9 vs Mitsubishi Outlander Plug-in Hybrid

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
2024 Kia EV9Electric
$1,026/ year to fuel
89 MPGe
✓ Cheaper to run
$1,534/ year to fuel
64 MPGe + 26 MPG

AWD · 2.4L 4-cyl · Single-speed · 64 MPGe + 26 MPG

The 2024 Kia EV9 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 $1,026 a year to fuel (89 MPGe), versus $1,534 for the 2024 Mitsubishi Outlander Plug-in Hybrid (64 MPGe + 26 MPG). That's roughly $508 a year, or about $2,542 over five years.

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Fuel cost over 10 years

  • Kia EV9
  • Mitsubishi Outlander Plug-in Hybrid

Side by side

Kia EV9Mitsubishi Outlander Plug-in Hybrid
$1,026 Your annual fuel cost $1,534
89 MPGe Combined efficiency 64 MPGe + 26 MPG
100 MPGe City 67 MPGe / 25 MPG
78 MPGe Highway 61 MPGe / 27 MPG
38 kWh Electricity use (kWh/100 mi) 52 kWh
304 mi Driving range 420 mi
— All-electric range 38 mi
0 g/mi Tailpipe CO₂ (g/mi) 115 g/mi
9/10 EPA fuel economy score 8/10
10/10 EPA greenhouse gas score 9/10
9.9 hrs Charge time at 240V 6.5 hrs
Electric Powertrain Plug-in hybrid
Electricity Fuel Regular gas + electricity
Electric motor (160 kW) Engine / motor 2.4L 4-cyl
Single-speed Transmission Single-speed
RWD Drivetrain AWD

✓ 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.

Kia EV9 vs Mitsubishi Outlander Plug-in Hybrid across model years

  • Kia EV9
  • Mitsubishi Outlander Plug-in Hybrid

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

The Mitsubishi Outlander Plug-in Hybrid goes farther between stops: about 420 miles on a full tank and charge, compared with 304 miles for the Kia EV9.

Among 79 2024 midsize & large SUVs, the Kia EV9 ranks 9th and the Mitsubishi Outlander Plug-in Hybrid 16th for lowest fuel cost.

Because the Kia EV9 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 Mitsubishi Outlander Plug-in Hybrid; relying on DC fast chargers can erase it.

Frequently asked questions

Which is more fuel-efficient, the 2024 Kia EV9 or the 2024 Mitsubishi Outlander Plug-in Hybrid?

Measured by cost to drive, the Kia EV9. The Kia EV9 is rated 89 MPGe combined and the Mitsubishi Outlander Plug-in Hybrid 64 MPGe + 26 MPG (EPA, most efficient configuration of each).

How much does it cost to fuel the 2024 Kia EV9 vs. the Mitsubishi Outlander Plug-in Hybrid per year?

At 15,000 miles a year with 18¢/kWh electricity and $3.10/gal regular gas, about $1,026 for the Kia EV9 and $1,534 for the Mitsubishi Outlander Plug-in Hybrid.

Which has more range?

The Mitsubishi Outlander Plug-in Hybrid: about 420 miles versus 304 miles.

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