Colorado home charging cost for the 2026 Polestar 3 Long Range Single Motor (20 Inch Wheels)

At Colorado's residential electricity rate of 16.65¢/kWh, a 2026 Polestar 3 Long Range Single Motor (20 Inch Wheels) (rated 35.5 kWh per 100 miles by the EPA) costs $5.91 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 is much cheaper than gas here: 63.1% less than gas per mile, here specifically.

2026 Polestar 3 Long Range Single Motor (20 Inch Wheels): yearly cost in Colorado

At fueleconomy.gov's default of 15,000 annual miles, the 2026 Polestar 3 Long Range Single Motor (20 Inch Wheels) costs roughly $887 a year to charge at home in Colorado, against roughly $2,403 a year for an equivalent gas car. That's a savings of about $1,516 a year.

What one full charge costs

Covering the 2026 Polestar 3 Long Range Single Motor (20 Inch Wheels)'s EPA-rated 286-mile range takes about 101.5 kWh, which costs about $16.9 at Colorado's residential rate — figured from the EPA's own combined range and consumption numbers, not the pack's nameplate capacity.

Where this ranks

This combination ranks 8,946 of 20,400 state/model pairs for cost savings against gas (1 is cheapest). The Polestar 3 Long Range Single Motor (20 Inch Wheels) alone ranks 158 of 400 models for efficiency; Colorado alone ranks 30 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.

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

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.