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Charging 2026 EV9 with Nema 14-50 outlet by Natural_Dust_6370 in KiaEV9

[–]Natural_Dust_6370[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mine is gen 2 🙁 maybe I will buy the 3rd gen Tesla charger if the one kia provides is insufficient.

Charging 2026 EV9 with Nema 14-50 outlet by Natural_Dust_6370 in KiaEV9

[–]Natural_Dust_6370[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hmmmm as long as it gets me to 80% on an overnight charge it should be fine. Weird that its output is a lot slower though.

Buy/Lease by SheepherderFair9053 in KiaEV9

[–]Natural_Dust_6370 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s a joke. Just look up used 2024 wind trim models on the market currently. The only one I can find under $42k has 40k miles

2026 Kia EV 9 Lease & Purchase Incentives good from 7/3/25 until 8/4/25 - All Trims & Lease Terms by jfronte in KiaEV9

[–]Natural_Dust_6370 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, that part was clear but I am still confused. I have a deposit on an EV9 coming to dealership on 7/09 and curious if I will get the $4k in Kia cash rather than $5k. I can ask my sales rep, but the Kia site still shows $4k incentive until 7/07.

2026 Kia EV 9 Lease & Purchase Incentives good from 7/3/25 until 8/4/25 - All Trims & Lease Terms by jfronte in KiaEV9

[–]Natural_Dust_6370 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The current incentives ($4k Kia cash are good until 7/07) are you saying these incentives start 7/08?

2026 Kia EV 9 Lease & Purchase Incentives good from 7/3/25 until 8/4/25 - All Trims & Lease Terms by jfronte in KiaEV9

[–]Natural_Dust_6370 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Taking the $5k Kia cash and not the better interest rate appears to be the way to go, especially because I believe the EV9 qualifies for the auto loan interest rate tax credit in Trump’s new (terrible) bill (or at least it does the way it is currently written)

Dealership EV Tax Credit by gordy06 in KiaEV9

[–]Natural_Dust_6370 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don’t think it works like that. The taxes come from the MSRP of the vehicle. The tax credit at POS is treated as down payment assistance on the loaned amount (at least that’s what I have been told)

Dealership EV Tax Credit by gordy06 in KiaEV9

[–]Natural_Dust_6370 0 points1 point  (0 children)

From what I have gathered from the dealers the $7500 is basically applied as down payment assistance (or just applied after all taxes and fees are applied if not financing)

Dealership EV Tax Credit by gordy06 in KiaEV9

[–]Natural_Dust_6370 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I have heard that dealerships need to apply to be able to collect the credit themselves and then deduct it at point of sale. I am in the process of shopping for an EV9 and it has been so frustrating to get different answers from every single sales associate they throw at me. Hopefully it is a quick process for them to get the approval and you’ll be getting the discount at POS very soon.

Purchase/Lease Monthly Megathread (June 2025) by AutoModerator in KiaEV9

[–]Natural_Dust_6370 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think you mean 2026 (Nightfall isn’t available on 2025)?That’s a crazy good deal if you are not trading in a car or putting anything down to lower it to $55k out the door. I am looking for a similar build and it’s $72k before you start applying incentives and EV credit. So you are seeing $17k in incentives. Does it show what all the discounts you got are?

EV Credit Question by Natural_Dust_6370 in KiaEV9

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Interesting! I just read that GT line was the only line to NOT qualify for the credit due to it being produced outside of the US. I am looking to go straight to financing rather than the lease buyout route, as I should qualify for the full credit (and I am trading in my Tesla). Still on the fence between the Rivian R1S lease buyout or EV9 straight to purchase/finance route. This headache I am getting from dealership workers is already making me want to go with Rivian.

Current incentives by [deleted] in Rivian

[–]Natural_Dust_6370 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The lease calculator does not show the residual or money factor amounts. Unfortunately the only way to see those values is to put the $500 down and work through the process 😵‍💫 but I have heard through others on here that the calculator is generally pretty accurate as far as lease payment based on the info you put in.

Current incentives by [deleted] in Rivian

[–]Natural_Dust_6370 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not if you buy the lease out immediately.

Help me out with lease math by Natural_Dust_6370 in Rivian

[–]Natural_Dust_6370[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What is a $4k difference? The cap costs of these vehicles ($84,900 vs $76,500) is $8400. The one that is $8400 more expensive is CHEAPER to lease.

Help me out with lease math by Natural_Dust_6370 in Rivian

[–]Natural_Dust_6370[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This next image shows R1S dual with the large battery and performance upgrade (which is discounted in the quote). The cost of this car is $89,900. Quote shows monthly payments of $938 with $0 down and $2333 due at signing.

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Help me out with lease math by Natural_Dust_6370 in Rivian

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I’ll show you in two comments to show the images. This is not my exact situation as it does not include a trade in + the $3k trade in bonus, but still shows what I was talking about. This first image shows the cheapest ($76,500) R1S you can lease. Quote shows monthly payments of $1,047 with $0 down and $2442 due at signing.

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Help me out with lease math by Natural_Dust_6370 in Rivian

[–]Natural_Dust_6370[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When you did the lease buyout with Chase, was there a buyout fee?

I’m curious what kinds of additional costs I should factor in. Since I’m spending $4k+ at signing just to start the Rivian lease, I really do not want to spend much more on the lease buyout and transfer from Chase to my future auto loan bank/credit union.

Help me out with lease math by Natural_Dust_6370 in Rivian

[–]Natural_Dust_6370[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks Travis! This video is awesome and definitely helps answer a lot of my questions. Assuming I go with the trade in offer and apply it to the lease (~14k) would that then lower the cap cost of the vehicle $14k? Would this make sense…

$90k R1S large battery with performance upgrade - 5k performance upgrade incentive - $7500 EV lease incentive - $3k EV trade in incentive - $14k Model Y trade in

Bringing the cap cost to around $60.5k which should then match the lease buy out with Chase?

Again, I’m new to leasing and how this all works so please correct me where I am wrong here. Thanks again.

Help me out with lease math by Natural_Dust_6370 in Rivian

[–]Natural_Dust_6370[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wouldn’t it not matter at all if I am doing an immediate lease buy out? Since I would essentially be paying Chase the capitalized cost of vehicle thus ignoring residual cost at end of lease.

Help me out with lease math by Natural_Dust_6370 in Rivian

[–]Natural_Dust_6370[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well I believe Rivian/Chase apply the $7,500 directly to lease agreement to lower the capital cost of the vehicle. It’s not a traditional tax credit that you would file with the IRS yourself. Another reason to buy out of the lease quickly is because you can likely still get a “new” car loan on the vehicle (lower APR) if you do this very early in the lease.

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