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

A 2027 Kia EV3 Long Range GT AWD draws 33 kWh per 100 miles per the EPA; at Delaware's 17.74¢/kWh residential rate that's $5.85 per 100 miles charged at home, versus $16.02 for a 25.5-mpg gas car covering the same distance. That works out to 63.5% cheaper per mile than gasoline in Delaware — charging at home is much cheaper than gas here.

What a year of driving costs

Delaware owners putting 15,000 annual miles on a 2027 Kia EV3 Long Range GT AWD spend about $878 on home electricity, compared to about $2,403 a gas-car equivalent would spend on fuel. Call it about $1,525 saved annually, at this mileage.

Cost of a full charge

At Delaware's rate, fully covering this 2027 Kia EV3 Long Range GT AWD's 280-mile EPA range costs about $16.39 (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 Delaware ranks 8,671 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 Delaware ranks 33 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.

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

More on how this number was built

Every figure on this page traces to a named EIA or EPA dataset — see the methodology guide. Delaware's 17.74¢/kWh rate ranks 33 of 51 states; the state rate guide lays out the full spread.