Charging a 2027 Kia EV3 Long Range FWD at home in New Mexico

At New Mexico's residential electricity rate of 14.82¢/kWh, a 2027 Kia EV3 Long Range FWD (rated 29 kWh per 100 miles by the EPA) costs $4.3 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 73.2% cheaper per mile than gasoline in New Mexico — charging at home costs a fraction of what gas would here.

Annual cost, at 15 thousands miles a year

New Mexico owners putting 15,000 annual miles on a 2027 Kia EV3 Long Range FWD spend about $645 on home electricity, compared to about $2,403 a gas-car equivalent would spend on fuel. Call it about $1,758 saved annually, at this mileage.

Cost of a full charge

At New Mexico's rate, fully covering this 2027 Kia EV3 Long Range FWD's 321-mile EPA range costs about $13.8 (93.1 kWh) — the energy the EPA test actually used, not the battery's rated size.

2027 Kia EV3 Long Range FWD in New Mexico, ranked

Among all 20,400 state-and-model combinations this site tracks, charging a 2027 Kia EV3 Long Range FWD in New Mexico ranks 1,709 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 New Mexico ranks 17 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 New Mexico 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. Curious how New Mexico's 14.82¢/kWh compares? The guide to charging cost by state ranks every state side by side.