Kia EV9 on-road price in Chennai
₹1,31,48,815 on the road1 variant
EMI from about ₹2,20,920 a month on the Chennai on-road price, at 9.5% a year over 5 years with 20% down.
Figures as of August 2026, for a first personal car, bought by an individual and paid in cash.
Tamil Nadu sets these charges, so the same figures apply in Coimbatore, Madurai, Tiruchirappalli and Salem.
Why
All 1 variants priced in Chennai
| Variant | Ex-showroom | On-road in Chennai |
|---|---|---|
| GT-Line AWD Electric AT | ₹1.30Cr | ₹1,31,48,815 |
Worth knowing before you sign
- On the Kia EV9 GT-Line AWD Electric AT, Chennai is 8th cheapest of 17 states: ₹2,250 over Mizoram and ₹18,16,490 under Assam.
EV9 rivals on the road in Chennai
The cheapest way into this group in Chennai is the Volvo EX90, from ₹1,27,53,905 on the road, ₹3,94,910 under the EV9's ₹1,31,48,815. Each figure is that car's cheapest variant on the road in Chennai, on the same Tamil Nadu road tax.
The EV9 in its colours
Aurora Black Pearl
Vehicle images: Kia India official media assets (kia.com/in)
How the GT-Line AWD Electric AT's ₹1,31,48,815 breaks down
Getting it on the road in Chennai adds ₹1.58L to the ex-showroom price, and TCS is the biggest part of that, though that one comes back to you.
- Ex-showroom price
- ₹1,29,91,000
- Road tax (exempt for electric cars)
- ₹0
- Road safety tax
- ₹2,250
- Registration fee (exempt for electric cars)
- ₹0
- TCS (1%, adjustable against your income tax)refundable
- ₹1,29,910
- Third-party insurance (3 years, incl. 18% GST)
- ₹24,670
- Personal accident cover (1 year, incl. 18% GST)estimate
- ₹885
- FASTagestimate
- ₹100
- Comprehensive own-damage covernot in this total
- insurer-priced
- On-road in Chennai
- ₹1,31,48,815
The fine print
- Road tax (exempt for electric cars)
- GO of 29-12-2025 extending the battery-vehicle exemption from 01-01-2026 to 31-12-2027; GO itself not retrieved. Re-checked 2026-10-28 by search: five publishers carry the same order, the same dates and the same scope (transport and non-transport, private electric cars included), and the state is reported to have ordered an assessment of taxing electric vehicles in future, so this window is the live constraint
- Road safety tax
- TN MV Taxation Act 1974 section 3-B and the Sixth Schedule as substituted by section 6 of the Amendment Act 2023, read from the gazetted text on 2026-11-03: 'ROAD SAFETY TAX. New Motor Vehicles', Light Motor Vehicles Rs 2,250. The document is the Bill as introduced (L.A. Bill 33 of 2023, gazetted 11-10-2023), so the figure is primary while its being in force rests on reporting that Act 30 of 2023 commenced 08 or 09-11-2023, corroborated by the Third and Fourth Schedules of the same substitution clause being in force exactly as drafted. The Act as passed is requested as tn-act-30-of-2023. Some aggregator breakdowns still print the pre-2023 Rs 1,500 and others print Rs 2,250
- Registration fee (exempt for electric cars)
- CMVR Rule 81, as amended by GSR 1183(E) dated 29-12-2016
- TCS (1%, adjustable against your income tax)
- Income-tax Act 1961 s.206C(1F) from 1 June 2016, and from 1 April 2026 s.394(1) of the Income-tax Act 2025 at the same rate and threshold (renumbering reported, not read from the Act); creditable against the buyer's income tax
- Third-party insurance (3 years, incl. 18% GST)
- Motor Vehicles (Third Party Insurance Base Premium and Liability) Rules 2022, G.S.R. 394(E) dated 25-05-2022, as amended by G.S.R. 32(E) dated 05-01-2024; both gazettes read from egazette.gov.in. PA cover per IRDAI circular IRDAI/NL/CIR/MOTP/158/09/2018
- Personal accident cover (1 year, incl. 18% GST)
- Motor Vehicles (Third Party Insurance Base Premium and Liability) Rules 2022, G.S.R. 394(E) dated 25-05-2022, as amended by G.S.R. 32(E) dated 05-01-2024; both gazettes read from egazette.gov.in. PA cover per IRDAI circular IRDAI/NL/CIR/MOTP/158/09/2018
- The Rs 15 lakh owner-driver cover is mandatory; this prescribed rate is what most insurers charge for the annual form.
- FASTag
- Tag cost only. Issuers add a deposit and minimum balance; dealer bundles commonly total Rs 500-600.
- Comprehensive own-damage cover
- Not in this total. Lenders require it and most buyers take it, but it has been market-priced since 2007 and varies widely with insurer, cover value and no-claim bonus, so an honest single figure does not exist. Budget for it from real quotes on top of this total.
- The Rs 2,250 road safety tax, charged once when a new car is registered, is included in every figure here. Tamil Nadu waives road tax on an electric car bought before 2028, and nothing published says whether that waiver covers this charge too, so an electric buyer may pay Rs 2,250 less than we show.
- Some price breakdowns for the state still show this charge at Rs 1,500, which is what it was before the 2023 change to the state's tax act. We use Rs 2,250 because that is the figure the state's own gazetted schedule prints. If your RTO still collects the older amount, your total will be Rs 750 less than this.
- Tamil Nadu's electric-car exemption runs until 31 December 2027 as it stands today.
Confirm the final figure with your dealer before paying.
Where these figures come from
Registering a EV9 in Chennai
Cars registered in Chennai carry TN-01, TN-02, TN-03, TN-04, TN-05, TN-06, TN-07, TN-09, TN-10, TN-13, TN-14, TN-18 or TN-22 plates, depending on which RTO office covers your address.
| Series | Issuing office | Covers |
|---|---|---|
| TN-01 | RTO, Chennai Central | central Chennai; office at Ayanavaram |
| TN-02 | RTO, Chennai North West | north west Chennai; office at Anna Nagar |
| TN-03 | RTO, Chennai North East | north east Chennai; office at Tondiarpet |
| TN-04 | RTO, Chennai East | east Chennai; office at Pulianthoppu |
| TN-05 | RTO, Chennai North | north Chennai; office at Kolathur |
| TN-06 | RTO, Chennai South East | south east Chennai; office at Mandaveli |
| TN-07 | RTO, Chennai South | south Chennai; office at Thiruvanmiyur |
| TN-09 | RTO, Chennai West | west Chennai; office at K.K. Nagar |
| TN-10 | RTO, Chennai South West | south west Chennai; office at Virugambakkam |
| TN-13 | RTO, Ambattur | Ambattur |
| TN-14 | RTO, Sholinganallur | Sholinganallur |
| TN-18 | RTO, Redhills | Redhills |
| TN-22 | RTO, Alandur | Alandur; office at Meenambakkam |
Tamil Nadu State Transport Authority, Regional Transport Office contact list; the live site was unreachable, so verified from the Wayback Machine snapshot of that official page dated 2021-08-14, checked 9 August 2026.
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Questions buyers ask
What is the Kia EV9 on-road price in Chennai?
₹1,31,48,815 for the GT-Line AWD Electric AT, as of August 2026, covering Tamil Nadu road tax, registration and the mandatory insurance. Comprehensive own-damage cover is priced by insurers and comes on top.
How much is the road tax on the Kia EV9 in Chennai?
₹0 on the GT-Line AWD Electric AT at ₹1.30Cr ex-showroom. The rate comes from Tamil Nadu's own schedule (GO of 29-12-2025 extending the battery-vehicle exemption from 01-01-2026 to 31-12-2027; GO itself not retrieved. Re-checked 2026-10-28 by search: five publishers carry the same order, the same dates and the same scope (transport and non-transport, private electric cars included), and the state is reported to have ordered an assessment of taxing electric vehicles in future, so this window is the live constraint), verified on 7 August 2026.
Is the Kia EV9 cheaper on-road in another city of Tamil Nadu?
No. Tamil Nadu sets these charges, so the same figures apply in Coimbatore, Madurai, Tiruchirappalli and Salem: registering in a different city of the state does not change them.
Which number plate series does the Kia EV9 registered in Chennai get?
Cars registered in Chennai carry TN-01, TN-02, TN-03, TN-04, TN-05, TN-06, TN-07, TN-09, TN-10, TN-13, TN-14, TN-18 or TN-22 plates, depending on which RTO office covers your address. The series belongs to the office, not the car, so every vehicle registered there wears it (Tamil Nadu State Transport Authority, Regional Transport Office contact list; the live site was unreachable, so verified from the Wayback Machine snapshot of that official page dated 2021-08-14, checked 9 August 2026).