Charging a 2027 Kia EV3 Long Range GT AWD at home in Alabama

At Alabama's residential electricity rate of 16.58¢/kWh, a 2027 Kia EV3 Long Range GT AWD (rated 33 kWh per 100 miles by the EPA) costs $5.47 to drive 100 miles on home charging, against $16.02 for the same distance in a car averaging 25.5 mpg on gasoline at $4.085/gallon. That works out to 65.8% cheaper per mile than gasoline in Alabama — charging at home costs a fraction of what gas would here.

2027 Kia EV3 Long Range GT AWD: yearly cost in Alabama

Alabama owners putting 15,000 annual miles on a 2027 Kia EV3 Long Range GT AWD spend about $821 on home electricity, compared to about $2,403 a gas-car equivalent would spend on fuel. Call it about $1,582 saved annually, at this mileage.

What one full charge costs

At Alabama's rate, fully covering this 2027 Kia EV3 Long Range GT AWD's 280-mile EPA range costs about $15.32 (92.4 kWh) — the energy the EPA test actually used, not the battery's rated size.

Where this ranks

Among all 20,400 state-and-model combinations this site tracks, charging a 2027 Kia EV3 Long Range GT AWD in Alabama ranks 6,825 for cost savings versus gas — 1 being the best deal nationally. Separately, the Kia EV3 Long Range GT AWD ranks 110 of 400 EV models for raw efficiency, and Alabama ranks 29 of 51 for cheapest residential electricity.

Next step: home charger installation

Everything above is the per-mile and per-year cost once a home charger exists — getting one installed is a separate electrical job whose price depends on your panel and wiring, not the state average used here.

Line up a few Alabama electrician quotes for Level 2 install before you commit either way.

More on how this number was built

Every figure on this page traces to a named EIA or EPA dataset — see the methodology guide. Alabama's 16.58¢/kWh rate ranks 29 of 51 states; the state rate guide lays out the full spread.