Charging a 2026 Polestar 4 Long Range Dual Motor Performance at home in Illinois

A 2026 Polestar 4 Long Range Dual Motor Performance draws 44 kWh per 100 miles per the EPA; at Illinois's 19.22¢/kWh residential rate that's $8.46 per 100 miles charged at home, versus $16.02 for a 25.5-mpg gas car covering the same distance. That works out to 47.2% cheaper per mile than gasoline in Illinois — charging at home is much cheaper than gas here.

Annual cost, at 15 thousands miles a year

Illinois owners putting 15,000 annual miles on a 2026 Polestar 4 Long Range Dual Motor Performance spend about $1,269 on home electricity, compared to about $2,403 a gas-car equivalent would spend on fuel. Call it about $1,134 saved annually, at this mileage.

What one full charge costs

At Illinois's rate, fully covering this 2026 Polestar 4 Long Range Dual Motor Performance's 255-mile EPA range costs about $21.56 (112.2 kWh) — the energy the EPA test actually used, not the battery's rated size.

2026 Polestar 4 Long Range Dual Motor Performance in Illinois, ranked

Among all 20,400 state-and-model combinations this site tracks, charging a 2026 Polestar 4 Long Range Dual Motor Performance in Illinois ranks 15,726 for cost savings versus gas — 1 being the best deal nationally. Separately, the Polestar 4 Long Range Dual Motor Performance ranks 341 of 400 EV models for raw efficiency, and Illinois ranks 36 of 51 for cheapest residential electricity.

Next step: home charger installation

Everything above is the per-mile and per-year cost once a home charger exists — getting one installed is a separate electrical job whose price depends on your panel and wiring, not the state average used here.

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

More on how this number was built

Every figure on this page traces to a named EIA or EPA dataset — see the methodology guide. Curious how Illinois's 19.22¢/kWh compares? The guide to charging cost by state ranks every state side by side.