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

At New York's residential electricity rate of 29.26¢/kWh, a 2027 Kia EV3 Long Range FWD (rated 29 kWh per 100 miles by the EPA) costs $8.49 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 47% cheaper per mile than gasoline in New York — charging at home is much cheaper than gas here.

What a year of driving costs

New York owners putting 15,000 annual miles on a 2027 Kia EV3 Long Range FWD spend about $1,273 on home electricity, compared to about $2,403 a gas-car equivalent would spend on fuel. Call it about $1,130 saved annually, at this mileage.

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

At New York's rate, fully covering this 2027 Kia EV3 Long Range FWD's 321-mile EPA range costs about $27.24 (93.1 kWh) — the energy the EPA test actually used, not the battery's rated size.

How this compares nationally

Among all 20,400 state-and-model combinations this site tracks, charging a 2027 Kia EV3 Long Range FWD in New York ranks 15,775 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 York ranks 46 of 51 for cheapest residential electricity.

Before you install a home charger in New York

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 New York before deciding.

More on how this number was built

See the methodology guide for exactly which EIA and EPA figures feed 2027 Kia EV3 Long Range FWD's cost in New York. Curious how New York's 29.26¢/kWh compares? The guide to charging cost by state ranks every state side by side.