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

At Tennessee's residential electricity rate of 13.9¢/kWh, a 2027 Kia EV3 Standard Range FWD (rated 28.8 kWh per 100 miles by the EPA) costs $4.01 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: 75% 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 Standard Range FWD charged at home in Tennessee costs about $601/year in electricity, against about $2,403/year for the gas-car comparison. That's a savings of about $1,801 a year.

What one full charge costs

A 2027 Kia EV3 Standard Range FWD needs roughly 63.8 kWh to reach its EPA-rated 221-mile range, which runs about $8.86 at 13.9¢/kWh in Tennessee.

2027 Kia EV3 Standard Range FWD in Tennessee, ranked

This combination ranks 955 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; Tennessee alone ranks 13 of 51 states for electricity price.

Getting set up to charge a 2027 Kia EV3 Standard Range FWD at home

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.

Line up a few Tennessee electrician quotes for Level 2 install before you commit either way.

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 Tennessee. Curious how Tennessee's 13.9¢/kWh compares? The guide to charging cost by state ranks every state side by side.