Colorado home charging cost for the 2027 Kia EV3 Long Range FWD

A 2027 Kia EV3 Long Range FWD draws 29 kWh per 100 miles per the EPA; at Colorado's 16.65¢/kWh residential rate that's $4.83 per 100 miles charged at home, versus $16.02 for a 25.5-mpg gas car covering the same distance. Charging at home costs a fraction of what gas would here: 69.9% less than gas per mile, here specifically.

Annual cost, at 15 thousands miles a year

At fueleconomy.gov's default of 15,000 annual miles, the 2027 Kia EV3 Long Range FWD costs roughly $724 a year to charge at home in Colorado, against roughly $2,403 a year for an equivalent gas car. That's a savings of about $1,679 a year.

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

Covering the 2027 Kia EV3 Long Range FWD's EPA-rated 321-mile range takes about 93.1 kWh, which costs about $15.5 at Colorado's residential rate — figured from the EPA's own combined range and consumption numbers, not the pack's nameplate capacity.

How this compares nationally

This combination ranks 3,677 of 20,400 state/model pairs for cost savings against gas (1 is cheapest). The Kia EV3 Long Range FWD alone ranks 39 of 400 models for efficiency; Colorado alone ranks 30 of 51 states for electricity price.

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

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.

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

Where these figures come from

The methodology guide names the exact EIA and EPA tables behind this page's numbers. At 16.65¢/kWh, Colorado sits in the middle of the national range — the guide to why charging cost varies by state shows where.