2027 Kia EV3 Long Range AWD: home charging cost in Rhode Island

A 2027 Kia EV3 Long Range AWD draws 33 kWh per 100 miles per the EPA; at Rhode Island's 29.45¢/kWh residential rate that's $9.72 per 100 miles charged at home, versus $16.02 for a 25.5-mpg gas car covering the same distance. Charging at home is cheaper than gas here: 39.3% 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 Long Range AWD charged at home in Rhode Island costs about $1,458/year in electricity, against about $2,403/year for the gas-car comparison. That's a savings of about $945 a year.

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

A 2027 Kia EV3 Long Range AWD needs roughly 92.4 kWh to reach its EPA-rated 280-mile range, which runs about $27.21 at 29.45¢/kWh in Rhode Island.

2027 Kia EV3 Long Range AWD in Rhode Island, ranked

This combination ranks 17,175 of 20,400 state/model pairs for cost savings against gas (1 is cheapest). The Kia EV3 Long Range AWD alone ranks 109 of 400 models for efficiency; Rhode Island alone ranks 47 of 51 states for electricity price.

Next step: home charger installation

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 Rhode Island electrician to quote the install before this math becomes a real decision.

Where these figures come from

The methodology guide names the exact EIA and EPA tables behind this page's numbers. Rhode Island has some of the highest residential electricity rates in the country — see the guide to why the cost varies so much by state for the full picture.