District of Columbia home charging cost for the 2026 Polestar 3 Long Range Single Motor (20 Inch Wheels)
A 2026 Polestar 3 Long Range Single Motor (20 Inch Wheels) draws 35.5 kWh per 100 miles per the EPA; at District of Columbia's 24.54¢/kWh residential rate that's $8.71 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: 45.6% less than gas per mile, here specifically.
What a year of driving costs
At fueleconomy.gov's default of 15,000 annual miles, the 2026 Polestar 3 Long Range Single Motor (20 Inch Wheels) costs roughly $1,307 a year to charge at home in District of Columbia, against roughly $2,403 a year for an equivalent gas car. That's a savings of about $1,096 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 $24.91 at District of Columbia'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 16,033 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; District of Columbia alone ranks 42 of 51 states for electricity price.
Before you install a home charger in District of Columbia
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 District of Columbia 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. At 24.54¢/kWh, District of Columbia sits in the middle of the national range — the guide to why charging cost varies by state shows where.