2027 Kia EV3 Long Range FWD: home charging cost in Wisconsin

At Wisconsin's residential electricity rate of 18.99¢/kWh, a 2027 Kia EV3 Long Range FWD (rated 29 kWh per 100 miles by the EPA) costs $5.51 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: 65.6% 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 Long Range FWD charged at home in Wisconsin costs about $826/year in electricity, against about $2,403/year for the gas-car comparison. That's a savings of about $1,577 a year.

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

A 2027 Kia EV3 Long Range FWD needs roughly 93.1 kWh to reach its EPA-rated 321-mile range, which runs about $17.68 at 18.99¢/kWh in Wisconsin.

How this compares nationally

This combination ranks 7,083 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; Wisconsin alone ranks 35 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 Wisconsin before deciding.

Where these figures come from

Every figure on this page traces to a named EIA or EPA dataset — see the methodology guide. At 18.99¢/kWh, Wisconsin sits in the middle of the national range — the guide to why charging cost varies by state shows where.