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

In Montana, home electricity runs 13.77¢/kWh — put a 2027 Kia EV3 Long Range FWD's EPA-rated 29 kWh/100mi against that and 100 miles costs $3.99, versus $16.02 for a gas car averaging 25.5 mpg. That works out to 75.1% cheaper per mile than gasoline in Montana — charging at home costs a fraction of what gas would here.

What a year of driving costs

Montana owners putting 15,000 annual miles on a 2027 Kia EV3 Long Range FWD spend about $599 on home electricity, compared to about $2,403 a gas-car equivalent would spend on fuel. Call it about $1,804 saved annually, at this mileage.

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

At Montana's rate, fully covering this 2027 Kia EV3 Long Range FWD's 321-mile EPA range costs about $12.82 (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 Montana ranks 900 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 Montana ranks 10 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 Montana electrician to quote the install before this math becomes a real decision.

More on how this number was built

The methodology guide names the exact EIA and EPA tables behind this page's numbers. Montana's 13.77¢/kWh rate ranks 10 of 51 states; the state rate guide lays out the full spread.