2027 Kia EV3 Standard Range FWD: home charging cost in Pennsylvania

At Pennsylvania's residential electricity rate of 20.9¢/kWh, a 2027 Kia EV3 Standard Range FWD (rated 28.8 kWh per 100 miles by the EPA) costs $6.03 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. Charging at home is much cheaper than gas here: 62.4% less than gas per mile, here specifically.

Annual cost, at 15 thousands miles a year

Driving 15,000 miles a year — fueleconomy.gov's own default assumption — a 2027 Kia EV3 Standard Range FWD charged at home in Pennsylvania costs about $904/year in electricity, against about $2,403/year for the gas-car comparison. That's a savings of about $1,499 a year.

Cost of a full charge

A 2027 Kia EV3 Standard Range FWD needs roughly 63.8 kWh to reach its EPA-rated 221-mile range, which runs about $13.32 at 20.9¢/kWh in Pennsylvania.

2027 Kia EV3 Standard Range FWD in Pennsylvania, ranked

This combination ranks 9,553 of 20,400 state/model pairs for cost savings against gas (1 is cheapest). The Kia EV3 Standard Range FWD alone ranks 34 of 400 models for efficiency; Pennsylvania alone ranks 37 of 51 states for electricity price.

Before you install a home charger in Pennsylvania

The numbers above assume Level 2 home charging is already in place — the electrical work behind that is a real, separate cost that varies by panel, wiring, and local labor rates, not something this page's per-mile math includes.

Ask a licensed Pennsylvania electrician to quote the install before this math becomes a real decision.

Where these figures come from

See the methodology guide for exactly which EIA and EPA figures feed 2027 Kia EV3 Standard Range FWD's cost in Pennsylvania. Curious how Pennsylvania's 20.9¢/kWh compares? The guide to charging cost by state ranks every state side by side.