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

At Idaho's residential electricity rate of 12.8¢/kWh, a 2026 Polestar 3 Long Range Dual Motor Performance Pack (rated 41.5 kWh per 100 miles by the EPA) costs $5.32 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: 66.8% 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 2026 Polestar 3 Long Range Dual Motor Performance Pack charged at home in Idaho costs about $798/year in electricity, against about $2,403/year for the gas-car comparison. That's a savings of about $1,605 a year.

What one full charge costs

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 $14.94 at 12.8¢/kWh in Idaho.

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

This combination ranks 6,047 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; Idaho alone ranks 3 of 51 states for electricity price.

Getting set up to charge a 2026 Polestar 3 Long Range Dual Motor Performance Pack at home

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 Idaho electrician quotes for Level 2 install before you commit either way.

Where these figures come from

The methodology guide names the exact EIA and EPA tables behind this page's numbers. Idaho is one of the cheapest states for home electricity — the guide to why the cost varies so much by state covers what drives that.