What it costs to charge a 2027 Kia EV3 Long Range AWD in Texas

At Texas's residential electricity rate of 16.11¢/kWh, a 2027 Kia EV3 Long Range AWD (rated 33 kWh per 100 miles by the EPA) costs $5.32 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 66.8% cheaper per mile than gasoline in Texas — charging at home costs a fraction of what gas would here.

2027 Kia EV3 Long Range AWD: yearly cost in Texas

Home charging this 2027 Kia EV3 Long Range AWD in Texas runs about $797 over fueleconomy.gov's default 15,000 annual miles, versus about $2,403 for the gasoline equivalent. Call it about $1,605 saved annually, at this mileage.

What one full charge costs

$14.89 — that's what Texas's 16.11¢/kWh rate puts on the 92.4 kWh a 2027 Kia EV3 Long Range AWD needs for its full 280-mile EPA range.

Where this ranks

Among all 20,400 state-and-model combinations this site tracks, charging a 2027 Kia EV3 Long Range AWD in Texas ranks 6,088 for cost savings versus gas — 1 being the best deal nationally. Separately, the Kia EV3 Long Range AWD ranks 109 of 400 EV models for raw efficiency, and Texas ranks 28 of 51 for cheapest residential electricity.

Getting set up to charge a 2027 Kia EV3 Long Range AWD at home

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 Texas 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. Texas's 16.11¢/kWh rate ranks 28 of 51 states; the state rate guide lays out the full spread.