What it costs to charge a 2026 Polestar 3 Long Range Dual Motor Performance Pack in Iowa

A 2026 Polestar 3 Long Range Dual Motor Performance Pack draws 41.5 kWh per 100 miles per the EPA; at Iowa's 13.77¢/kWh residential rate that's $5.72 per 100 miles charged at home, versus $16.02 for a 25.5-mpg gas car covering the same distance. That works out to 64.3% cheaper per mile than gasoline in Iowa — charging at home is much cheaper than gas here.

What a year of driving costs

Home charging this 2026 Polestar 3 Long Range Dual Motor Performance Pack in Iowa runs about $858 over fueleconomy.gov's default 15,000 annual miles, versus about $2,403 for the gasoline equivalent. Call it about $1,545 saved annually, at this mileage.

Cost of a full charge

$16.08 — that's what Iowa's 13.77¢/kWh rate puts on the 116.8 kWh a 2026 Polestar 3 Long Range Dual Motor Performance Pack needs for its full 281-mile EPA range.

How this compares nationally

Among all 20,400 state-and-model combinations this site tracks, charging a 2026 Polestar 3 Long Range Dual Motor Performance Pack in Iowa ranks 8,058 for cost savings versus gas — 1 being the best deal nationally. Separately, the Polestar 3 Long Range Dual Motor Performance Pack ranks 291 of 400 EV models for raw efficiency, and Iowa ranks 9 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.

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

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 Iowa's 13.77¢/kWh compares? The guide to charging cost by state ranks every state side by side.