2027 Kia EV3 Long Range FWD: home charging cost in South Carolina

At South Carolina's residential electricity rate of 16.04¢/kWh, a 2027 Kia EV3 Long Range FWD (rated 29 kWh per 100 miles by the EPA) costs $4.65 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 costs a fraction of what gas would here: 71% less than gas per mile, here specifically.

What a year of driving costs

Driving 15,000 miles a year — fueleconomy.gov's own default assumption — a 2027 Kia EV3 Long Range FWD charged at home in South Carolina costs about $698/year in electricity, against about $2,403/year for the gas-car comparison. That's a savings of about $1,705 a year.

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

A 2027 Kia EV3 Long Range FWD needs roughly 93.1 kWh to reach its EPA-rated 321-mile range, which runs about $14.93 at 16.04¢/kWh in South Carolina.

How this compares nationally

This combination ranks 2,997 of 20,400 state/model pairs for cost savings against gas (1 is cheapest). The Kia EV3 Long Range FWD alone ranks 39 of 400 models for efficiency; South Carolina alone ranks 27 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.

Get quotes from local electricians for Level 2 charger installation in South Carolina before deciding.

Where these figures come from

The methodology guide names the exact EIA and EPA tables behind this page's numbers. At 16.04¢/kWh, South Carolina sits in the middle of the national range — the guide to why charging cost varies by state shows where.