2027 Kia EV3 Long Range GT AWD: home charging cost in Utah

At Utah's residential electricity rate of 13.17¢/kWh, a 2027 Kia EV3 Long Range GT AWD (rated 33 kWh per 100 miles by the EPA) costs $4.35 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: 72.9% less than gas per mile, here specifically.

Annual cost, at 15 thousands miles a year

Driving 15,000 miles a year — fueleconomy.gov's own default assumption — a 2027 Kia EV3 Long Range GT AWD charged at home in Utah costs about $652/year in electricity, against about $2,403/year for the gas-car comparison. That's a savings of about $1,751 a year.

What one full charge costs

A 2027 Kia EV3 Long Range GT AWD needs roughly 92.4 kWh to reach its EPA-rated 280-mile range, which runs about $12.17 at 13.17¢/kWh in Utah.

How this compares nationally

This combination ranks 1,900 of 20,400 state/model pairs for cost savings against gas (1 is cheapest). The Kia EV3 Long Range GT AWD alone ranks 110 of 400 models for efficiency; Utah alone ranks 4 of 51 states for electricity price.

Getting set up to charge a 2027 Kia EV3 Long Range GT AWD 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.

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

Where these figures come from

Every figure on this page traces to a named EIA or EPA dataset — see the methodology guide. Utah is one of the cheapest states for home electricity — the guide to why the cost varies so much by state covers what drives that.