Texas home charging cost for the 2027 Kia EV3 Long Range FWD

At Texas's residential electricity rate of 16.11¢/kWh, a 2027 Kia EV3 Long Range FWD (rated 29 kWh per 100 miles by the EPA) costs $4.67 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: 70.8% less than gas per mile, here specifically.

What a year of driving costs

At fueleconomy.gov's default of 15,000 annual miles, the 2027 Kia EV3 Long Range FWD costs roughly $701 a year to charge at home in Texas, against roughly $2,403 a year for an equivalent gas car. That's a savings of about $1,702 a year.

Cost of a full charge

Covering the 2027 Kia EV3 Long Range FWD's EPA-rated 321-mile range takes about 93.1 kWh, which costs about $15 at Texas's residential rate — figured from the EPA's own combined range and consumption numbers, not the pack's nameplate capacity.

2027 Kia EV3 Long Range FWD in Texas, ranked

This combination ranks 3,136 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; Texas alone ranks 28 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 Texas before deciding.

Where these figures come from

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.