What it costs to charge a 2027 Kia EV3 Standard Range FWD in New Jersey

At New Jersey's residential electricity rate of 23.65¢/kWh, a 2027 Kia EV3 Standard Range FWD (rated 28.8 kWh per 100 miles by the EPA) costs $6.82 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 57.4% cheaper per mile than gasoline in New Jersey — charging at home is much cheaper than gas here.

What a year of driving costs

Home charging this 2027 Kia EV3 Standard Range FWD in New Jersey runs about $1,023 over fueleconomy.gov's default 15,000 annual miles, versus about $2,403 for the gasoline equivalent. Call it about $1,380 saved annually, at this mileage.

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

$15.08 — that's what New Jersey's 23.65¢/kWh rate puts on the 63.8 kWh a 2027 Kia EV3 Standard Range FWD needs for its full 221-mile EPA range.

How this compares nationally

Among all 20,400 state-and-model combinations this site tracks, charging a 2027 Kia EV3 Standard Range FWD in New Jersey ranks 12,550 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 New Jersey ranks 40 of 51 for cheapest residential electricity.

Getting set up to charge a 2027 Kia EV3 Standard 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 New Jersey electrician to quote the install before this math becomes a real decision.

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 New Jersey. At 23.65¢/kWh, New Jersey sits in the middle of the national range — the guide to why charging cost varies by state shows where.