Charging a 2027 Kia EV3 Standard Range FWD at home in Virginia

In Virginia, home electricity runs 16.69¢/kWh — put a 2027 Kia EV3 Standard Range FWD's EPA-rated 28.8 kWh/100mi against that and 100 miles costs $4.81, versus $16.02 for a gas car averaging 25.5 mpg. That works out to 69.9% cheaper per mile than gasoline in Virginia — charging at home costs a fraction of what gas would here.

What a year of driving costs

Virginia owners putting 15,000 annual miles on a 2027 Kia EV3 Standard Range FWD spend about $722 on home electricity, compared to about $2,403 a gas-car equivalent would spend on fuel. Call it about $1,681 saved annually, at this mileage.

Filling up the 2027 Kia EV3 Standard Range FWD, in dollars

At Virginia's rate, fully covering this 2027 Kia EV3 Standard Range FWD's 221-mile EPA range costs about $10.64 (63.8 kWh) — the energy the EPA test actually used, not the battery's rated size.

Where this ranks

Among all 20,400 state-and-model combinations this site tracks, charging a 2027 Kia EV3 Standard Range FWD in Virginia ranks 3,735 for cost savings versus gas — 1 being the best deal nationally. Separately, the Kia EV3 Standard Range FWD ranks 34 of 400 EV models for raw efficiency, and Virginia ranks 31 of 51 for cheapest residential electricity.

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

Ask a licensed Virginia electrician to quote the install before this math becomes a real decision.

More on how this number was built

The methodology guide names the exact EIA and EPA tables behind this page's numbers. At 16.69¢/kWh, Virginia sits in the middle of the national range — the guide to why charging cost varies by state shows where.