Charging a 2027 Kia EV3 Long Range FWD at home in South Dakota

At South Dakota's residential electricity rate of 14.33¢/kWh, a 2027 Kia EV3 Long Range FWD (rated 29 kWh per 100 miles by the EPA) costs $4.16 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 74.1% cheaper per mile than gasoline in South Dakota — charging at home costs a fraction of what gas would here.

Annual cost, at 15 thousands miles a year

South Dakota owners putting 15,000 annual miles on a 2027 Kia EV3 Long Range FWD spend about $623 on home electricity, compared to about $2,403 a gas-car equivalent would spend on fuel. Call it about $1,780 saved annually, at this mileage.

What one full charge costs

At South Dakota's rate, fully covering this 2027 Kia EV3 Long Range FWD's 321-mile EPA range costs about $13.34 (93.1 kWh) — the energy the EPA test actually used, not the battery's rated size.

2027 Kia EV3 Long Range FWD in South Dakota, ranked

Among all 20,400 state-and-model combinations this site tracks, charging a 2027 Kia EV3 Long Range FWD in South Dakota ranks 1,332 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 South Dakota ranks 14 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.

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

More on how this number was built

Every figure on this page traces to a named EIA or EPA dataset — see the methodology guide. At 14.33¢/kWh, South Dakota sits in the middle of the national range — the guide to why charging cost varies by state shows where.