2027 Kia EV3 Standard Range FWD: home charging cost in Arkansas

At Arkansas's residential electricity rate of 13.43¢/kWh, a 2027 Kia EV3 Standard Range FWD (rated 28.8 kWh per 100 miles by the EPA) costs $3.87 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. Charging at home costs a fraction of what gas would here: 75.8% less than gas per mile, here specifically.

Annual cost, at 15 thousands miles a year

Driving 15,000 miles a year — fueleconomy.gov's own default assumption — a 2027 Kia EV3 Standard Range FWD charged at home in Arkansas costs about $581/year in electricity, against about $2,403/year for the gas-car comparison. That's a savings of about $1,822 a year.

Filling up the 2027 Kia EV3 Standard Range FWD, in dollars

A 2027 Kia EV3 Standard Range FWD needs roughly 63.8 kWh to reach its EPA-rated 221-mile range, which runs about $8.56 at 13.43¢/kWh in Arkansas.

2027 Kia EV3 Standard Range FWD in Arkansas, ranked

This combination ranks 637 of 20,400 state/model pairs for cost savings against gas (1 is cheapest). The Kia EV3 Standard Range FWD alone ranks 34 of 400 models for efficiency; Arkansas alone ranks 6 of 51 states for electricity price.

Before you install a home charger in Arkansas

The numbers above assume Level 2 home charging is already in place — the electrical work behind that is a real, separate cost that varies by panel, wiring, and local labor rates, not something this page's per-mile math includes.

Ask a licensed Arkansas electrician to quote the install before this math becomes a real decision.

Where these figures come from

Every figure on this page traces to a named EIA or EPA dataset — see the methodology guide. Arkansas's 13.43¢/kWh rate ranks 6 of 51 states; the state rate guide lays out the full spread.