Charging a 2027 Kia EV3 Long Range FWD at home in California

A 2027 Kia EV3 Long Range FWD draws 29 kWh per 100 miles per the EPA; at California's 33.17¢/kWh residential rate that's $9.62 per 100 miles charged at home, versus $16.02 for a 25.5-mpg gas car covering the same distance. That works out to 40% cheaper per mile than gasoline in California — charging at home is cheaper than gas here.

What a year of driving costs

California owners putting 15,000 annual miles on a 2027 Kia EV3 Long Range FWD spend about $1,443 on home electricity, compared to about $2,403 a gas-car equivalent would spend on fuel. Call it about $960 saved annually, at this mileage.

What one full charge costs

At California's rate, fully covering this 2027 Kia EV3 Long Range FWD's 321-mile EPA range costs about $30.88 (93.1 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 FWD in California ranks 17,070 for cost savings versus gas — 1 being the best deal nationally. Separately, the Kia EV3 Long Range FWD ranks 39 of 400 EV models for raw efficiency, and California ranks 50 of 51 for cheapest residential electricity.

Getting set up to charge a 2027 Kia EV3 Long Range FWD at home

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 California electrician quotes for Level 2 install before you commit either way.

More on how this number was built

See the methodology guide for exactly which EIA and EPA figures feed 2027 Kia EV3 Long Range FWD's cost in California. California has some of the highest residential electricity rates in the country — see the guide to why the cost varies so much by state for the full picture.