Charging a 2027 Kia EV3 Standard Range FWD at home in Kansas

At Kansas's residential electricity rate of 15.19¢/kWh, a 2027 Kia EV3 Standard Range FWD (rated 28.8 kWh per 100 miles by the EPA) costs $4.38 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 72.6% cheaper per mile than gasoline in Kansas — charging at home costs a fraction of what gas would here.

Annual cost, at 15 thousands miles a year

Kansas owners putting 15,000 annual miles on a 2027 Kia EV3 Standard Range FWD spend about $657 on home electricity, compared to about $2,403 a gas-car equivalent would spend on fuel. Call it about $1,746 saved annually, at this mileage.

What one full charge costs

At Kansas's rate, fully covering this 2027 Kia EV3 Standard Range FWD's 221-mile EPA range costs about $9.68 (63.8 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 Standard Range FWD in Kansas ranks 2,007 for cost savings versus gas — 1 being the best deal nationally. Separately, the Kia EV3 Standard Range FWD ranks 34 of 400 EV models for raw efficiency, and Kansas ranks 20 of 51 for cheapest residential electricity.

Before you install a home charger in Kansas

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.

Get quotes from local electricians for Level 2 charger installation in Kansas before deciding.

More on how this number was built

See the methodology guide for exactly which EIA and EPA figures feed 2027 Kia EV3 Standard Range FWD's cost in Kansas. At 15.19¢/kWh, Kansas sits in the middle of the national range — the guide to why charging cost varies by state shows where.