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

At Maine's residential electricity rate of 29.67¢/kWh, a 2027 Kia EV3 Long Range FWD (rated 29 kWh per 100 miles by the EPA) costs $8.6 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 46.3% cheaper per mile than gasoline in Maine — charging at home is much cheaper than gas here.

Annual cost, at 15 thousands miles a year

Maine owners putting 15,000 annual miles on a 2027 Kia EV3 Long Range FWD spend about $1,291 on home electricity, compared to about $2,403 a gas-car equivalent would spend on fuel. Call it about $1,112 saved annually, at this mileage.

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

At Maine's rate, fully covering this 2027 Kia EV3 Long Range FWD's 321-mile EPA range costs about $27.62 (93.1 kWh) — the energy the EPA test actually used, not the battery's rated size.

2027 Kia EV3 Long Range FWD in Maine, ranked

Among all 20,400 state-and-model combinations this site tracks, charging a 2027 Kia EV3 Long Range FWD in Maine ranks 15,910 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 Maine ranks 48 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.

Ask a licensed Maine 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. Maine 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.