2026 Polestar 3 Long Range Dual Motor Performance Pack: home charging cost in Colorado

A 2026 Polestar 3 Long Range Dual Motor Performance Pack draws 41.5 kWh per 100 miles per the EPA; at Colorado's 16.65¢/kWh residential rate that's $6.92 per 100 miles charged at home, versus $16.02 for a 25.5-mpg gas car covering the same distance. Charging at home is much cheaper than gas here: 56.8% 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 2026 Polestar 3 Long Range Dual Motor Performance Pack charged at home in Colorado costs about $1,038/year in electricity, against about $2,403/year for the gas-car comparison. That's a savings of about $1,365 a year.

Cost of a full charge

A 2026 Polestar 3 Long Range Dual Motor Performance Pack needs roughly 116.8 kWh to reach its EPA-rated 281-mile range, which runs about $19.44 at 16.65¢/kWh in Colorado.

2026 Polestar 3 Long Range Dual Motor Performance Pack in Colorado, ranked

This combination ranks 12,850 of 20,400 state/model pairs for cost savings against gas (1 is cheapest). The Polestar 3 Long Range Dual Motor Performance Pack alone ranks 291 of 400 models for efficiency; Colorado alone ranks 30 of 51 states for electricity price.

Before you install a home charger in Colorado

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.

Line up a few Colorado electrician quotes for Level 2 install before you commit either way.

Where these figures come from

Every figure on this page traces to a named EIA or EPA dataset — see the methodology guide. Colorado's 16.65¢/kWh rate ranks 30 of 51 states; the state rate guide lays out the full spread.